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Coronavirus: invasive/novel

Generalities
Agent Coronaviruses belong to a large family of viruses that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
1) Classical coronavirus: viruses that can infect humans and animals.
- Human coronavirus (HCoV): causing mild illness (229E, OC43, NL63, and HKU1...)
- Animal coronavirus: may infect pigs, domestic and wild birds, bats, rodents, dogs, cats and cattle. They cause acute and chronic diseases in animals such as respiratory and gastro-enteric diseases, neurologic diseases, and liver disease.
2) Novel coronavirus:
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) who caused a large outbreak in 2002-2003.
- Middle East respiratory syndrome–Novel Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): first identified in 2012
- Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
Incubation period - HCoV: 2-4 days
- SARS-CoV: 2-10 days (mean; 5 days)
- MERS-CoV: 2-14 days
- COVID-19: 4-7 days (up to 14 days)
Period of transmissibility - HCoV: during the active disease
- SARS-CoV: from onset to 21 days
- MERS-CoV: during illness. The duration of infectivity after resolution of symptoms is unknown.
- COVID-19: usually during illness
Reservoir - HCoV: Humans
- SARS-CoV: cave-dwelling bats (genus Rhinolophus), Himalayan masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), other wildlife animals
- MERS-CoV: may be camels and bats
Modes of transmission - HCoV: person-to-person transmission via repiratory droplets, aerosls, fecal oral route, fomites
- SARS-CoV: 1) Animal-to-person; 2) Person-to-person: while caring for, or living with a patient; via respiratory secretions, via body fluids; or airborne (aerosolized sewage, mechanical ventilation...)
- MERS-CoV: 1) Limited person-to-person transmission: close contact, when providing unprotected care to a patient; 2) Suspected animal-to-person transmission via droplet contact, fomite transmission, food-borne, airbone
- COVID-19: 1) Person-to-person: droplets (directly or indirectly), aerosol generating medical procedures, 2) Animal-to-peron
Clinical presentation - HCoV: usually self-limited illness as upper respiratory infection, otitis media, gastroenteritis. Complications: pneumonia, encephalitis, peritonitis...
- SARS-CoV: pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Global case fatality in 2003: 10%.
- MERS-CoV: usually, acute lower respiratory infection with or without gastrointestinal symptoms. It may be asymptomatic. The illness may be severe in people with chronic medical conditions. It may evolve to respiratory failure, organ failure (as renal failure), septic shock... Global case fatality: 27%.
- COVID-19: usually acute respiratory infection
Resources
Case definition - MOPH circular no. 35 (2012): SARS-CoV
- MOPH circular no. 37 (2014): MERS-CoV
- MOPH circular no. 42 (2020): COVID-19
Forms - General reporting form
- Novel Coronavirus reporting form
- Laboratory request form
- Patient transfert request form
- SARS-CoV investigation form
- MERS-CoV investigation form
Data - SARS-CoV: No SARS-CoV was detected in Lebanon in 2003
- MERS-CoV: 2 cases detected and confirmed in 2014 and 2017
- COVID-19: Daily report on COVID-19
Other Resources - Specimen collection for COVID-19
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ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
P01BA02 CORVAQUINE G Hydroxychloroquine sulfate - 200mg 200mg Tablet, film coated 1,087,873 L.L
R05X CODOPALM EXPECTORANT G Ipeca Tincture - 3mg, Promethazine HCl - 100mg, Potassium guaiacosulfonate - 0.9g Syrup 291,806 L.L
V03AE01 RESINSODIO G Sodium polystyrene sulphonate - 99.75g/100g 99.75g/100g Powder for suspension 1,534,668 L.L
A04AA02 GRANI-DENK G Granisetron - 3mg/3ml 3mg/3ml Injectable concentrate for solution 1,679,803 L.L
B05BB02 DEXTROSE 2.5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Glucose - 2.5% Injectable solution 148,566 L.L
C01DA02 TRINITRINA G Nitroglycerine - 50mg/50ml 50mg/50ml Injectable concentrate for solution 6,212,584 L.L
C10AA01 STAVINE G Simvastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet 207,336 L.L
D06BA05 NEO SULFA G Sulfanilamide - 12g 12g Powder 151,022 L.L
J01CA01 ANTALPEN FORTE G Ampicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 206,056 L.L
J01FA09 CLAMYCIN G Clarithromycin - 250mg 250mg Tablet, film coated 641,205 L.L
J05AR01 CONDINE G Lamivudine - 150mg, Zidovudine - 300mg Tablet, film coated 5,818,474 L.L
L01EA01 GLIMATINIB BENTA G Imatinib (mesylate) - 100mg 100mg Tablet, film coated 43,103,200 L.L
M01AB05 DOLONIL G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg/3ml 75mg/3ml Injectable solution 3,801,155 L.L
N01AH03 SUFENTANIL RENAUDIN G Sufentanil (citrate) - 5mcg/ml 10mcg/2ml Injectable solution 755,239 L.L
N03AX12 GABANET 400 G Gabapentin - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,607,236 L.L
N05BA06 LORAZEPAM G Lorazepam - 2mg 2mg Tablet, scored 485,063 L.L
P01BA02 DOLQUINE G Hydroxychloroquine sulfate - 200mg 200mg Tablet, coated 1,191,988 L.L
A04AA02 NEOSET G Granisetron (HCl) - 3mg/3ml 3mg/3ml Injectable solution 405,840 L.L
B05BB02 LO-SODIUM WITHOUT POTASSIUM INJECTION G Sodium dihydrogenophosphate - 0.137g/100ml, Sodium lactate (anhydre) - 0.223g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.0585g/100ml, Dextrose monohydrate - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 166,708 L.L
C01DA08 ISDN G Isosorbide dinitrate - 10mg 10mg Tablet 311,771 L.L
C09AA03 TENSIKEY G Lisinopril - 20mg 20mg Tablet 460,938 L.L
C10AA01 VASCOR G Simvastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet, scored 284,127 L.L
D06BA05 SULFANILAMIDE G Sulfanilamide - 12g 12g Powder 151,022 L.L
J01CA01 ANTALPEN G Ampicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg 250mg Capsule 218,854 L.L
J01FA09 CLAREM 250 G Clarithromycin - 250mg 250mg Tablet, film coated 467,657 L.L
J05AR01 LAMIVUDINE/ ZIDOVUDINE ARROW G Lamivudine - 150mg, Zidovudine - 300mg Tablet, coated, scored 15,643,319 L.L
L01EA01 IMATINIB GP PHARM G Imatinib - 100mg 100mg Tablet, coated 26,083,945 L.L
L02BA01 TAMOXIFENE BIOGARAN G Tamoxifen (citrate) - 10mg 10mg Tablet 415,247 L.L
M01AB05 OLFEN 75MG G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg 75mg Injectable solution 334,617 L.L
N01AH06 REMIFENTANIL MEDIS G Remifentanil (HCl) - 1mg 1mg Injectable powder 1,101,951 L.L
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