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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
R06AA52 MENTEX G Diphenhydramine HCl - 12.5mg/5ml, Dextrometorphan HBr - 15mg/5ml, Pseudoephedrine HCl - 30mg/5ml Syrup 323,866 L.L
V03AF03 CALCIUMFOLINAT EBEWE G Calcium folinate - 100mg/10ml 100mg/10ml Injectable solution 1,289,872 L.L
A04AD12 APREPITANT BIOGARAN 125MG APREPITANT BIOGARAN 80MG G Aprepitant - 125mg, Aprepitant - 80mg 125mg Capsule 3,246,723 L.L
B05BB02 DEXTROSE 5% & SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.3% G Sodium chloride - 0.3g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 188,772 L.L
C01DX16 NICORANDIL BIOGARAN G Nicorandil - 20mg 20mg Tablet 822,432 L.L
C09AA05 ACURIL G Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Tablet 614,136 L.L
C10AA03 APO-PRAVASTATIN G Pravastatin Sodium - 20mg 20mg Tablet 775,397 L.L
D06BB53 ACTI-VIR H G Aciclovir - 5%, Hydrocortisone acetate - 1% Cream 833,182 L.L
G03GB02 CLOMIFERT G Clomifene citrate - 50mg 50mg Tablet 395,090 L.L
J01CA04 OSPAMOX G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 750mg 750mg Tablet, film coated 480,350 L.L
J05AR27 DOLUTEGRAVIR/LAMIVUDINE/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE G Lamivudine - 300mg, Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate - 300mg, Dolutegravir - 50mg Tablet 54,836,160 L.L
L02BB03 BICALUTAMIDE GP PHARM G Bicalutamide - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,306,215 L.L
M01AB05 JOFLAM G Diclofenac potassium - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 322,522 L.L
N01BB01 BUPIVACAINE AGUETTANT 2.5MG/ML G Bupivacaine HCl - 50mg/20ml 50mg/20ml Injectable solution 2,736,063 L.L
N03AX14 LEVETIRACETAM BIOGARAN G Levetiracetam - 250mg 250mg Tablet, coated, scored 1,350,562 L.L
N05BA12 ALPROX G Alprazolam - 1mg 1mg Tablet 895,895 L.L
V03AF03 EUROFOLIC G Folic acid as Calcium Folinate Hydrate - 100mg/10ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 5,872,592 L.L
A10BD15 DIAFLOZIN PLUS G Metformin HCl XR - 1000mg, Dapagliflozin - 10mg Tablet, film coated 2,483,421 L.L
B05BB02 DEXTROSE 5% & SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.3% G Sodium chloride - 0.3g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 204,554 L.L
C01DX16 NICORANDIL BIOGARAN G Nicorandil - 20mg 20mg Tablet 822,432 L.L
C09AA05 APO-RAMIPRIL G Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Capsule 794,211 L.L
C10AA03 PRAVASTATINE ARROW G Pravastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet, breakable 526,786 L.L
G03GB02 CLOMIFERT G Clomifene citrate - 50mg 50mg Tablet 395,090 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXIDREX G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 284,127 L.L
J01FA09 CLARIDAR DAR AL DAWA G Clarithromycin - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Suspension 877,529 L.L
L01EA02 APO-DASATINIB G Dasatinib - 50mg 50mg Tablet 71,323,688 L.L
L02BB03 BICAMIDE G Bicalutamide - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,451,753 L.L
M01AB05 RAPIDUS G Diclofenac potassium - 50mg 50mg Tablet, coated 287,582 L.L
N01BB01 BUPIVACAINE AGUETTANT 5MG/ML G Bupivacaine HCl - 100mg/20ml 100mg/20ml Injectable solution 3,078,743 L.L
N03AX14 LEVIPRAM 250 G Levetiracetam - 250mg 250mg Tablet, film coated 1,087,873 L.L
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