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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
A11EA CAL-VIT G Riboflavine - 3mg, Cyanocobalamine - 60mcg, Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Thiamine mononitrate - 10mg, Inositol - 3mg, Calcium pantothenate - 3mg Tablet 142,063 L.L
A11EA CAL-VIT G Riboflavine - 3mg, Cyanocobalamine - 60mcg, Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Thiamine mononitrate - 10mg, Inositol - 3mg, Calcium Pantothenate - 3mg Tablet 4,025,128 L.L
A11EA COMBEDOX G Thiamine HCl - 100mg/2ml, Pyridoxine HCl - 100mg/2ml, Cyanocobalamin - 1000mcg/2ml, Dexpanthenol - 50mg/2ml, Nicotinamide - 100mg/2ml Injectable solution 374,996 L.L
A11EX BECOZYM FORTE B Nicotinamide - 50mg, Calcium Pantothenate - 25mg, Biotin - 0.15mg, Vitamin B12 - 10mcg, Vitamin B6 - 10mg, Vitamin B2 - 15mg, Vitamin B1 - 15mg Capsule 290,270 L.L
A11GA01 REDOXON EFF.ORANGE B Ascorbic acid (vit C) - 1g 1g Tablet, effervescent 366,869 L.L
A11GA01 VITAMIN C S.A.L.F. G Ascorbic acid (vit C) - 500mg/5ml 500mg/5ml Injectable solution 498,566 L.L
A11GB CAL-C-VITA EFFERVESCENT B Vitamin B6 - 15mg, Vitamin D - 300IU, Calcium carbonate - 625mg, Ascorbic acid - 1000mg Tablet, effervescent 494,534 L.L
A11JC CYSTINE B6 BAILLEUL B Pyridoxine HCl - 50mg, L-Cystine - 500mg Tablet, coated 862,747 L.L
A12AA03 10% W/V CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION BP G Calcium gluconate - 10% 10% Injectable solution 3,952,241 L.L
A12AA03 CALCIUM GLUCONATE G Calcium gluconate - 10g/100ml 10g/100ml Injectable solution 763,056 L.L
A12AA03 CALCIUM GLUCONATE G Calcium gluconate - 10g/100ml 10g/100ml Injectable solution 6,867,500 L.L
A12AA03 CALCIUM GLUCONATE S.A.L.F G Calcium gluconate monohydrate - 10% 10% Injectable solution 389,714 L.L
A12AA04 CALTRATE 600 B Calcium (carbonate) - 600mg 600mg Tablet 618,168 L.L
A12AA04 CALPEROS G Calcium (carbonate) - 500mg 500mg Tablet 630,262 L.L
A12AA04 CI-CAL B Calcium citrate - 250mg 250mg Tablet 694,767 L.L
A12AX DECALCIT B Vitamin D3 - 500IU, Calcium - 600mg Tablet 912,469 L.L
A12AX DECALCIT B Vitamin D3 - 500IU, Calcium - 600mg Tablet 348,055 L.L
A12AX OSTRONG G Vitamin D3 - 500IU, Calcium hydrogen phosphate - 600mg Tablet 435,149 L.L
A12AX DECALCIT B Vitamin D3 - 750IU, Calcium - 600mg Powder 1,075,074 L.L
A12AX CALPEROS D3 A SUCER B Vitamin D3 - 400IU, Calcium - 500mg Tablet, chewable 667,890 L.L
A12AX CI-CAL+D B Calcium citrate - 250mg, Vitamin D3 - 125IU Tablet 796,899 L.L
A12AX CI-CAL+D B Calcium citrate - 250mg, Vitamin D3 - 1,000IU Tablet 1,118,077 L.L
A12AX CI-CAL+D B Calcium citrate - 250mg, Vitamin D3 - 800IU Tablet, chewable 804,962 L.L
A12AX VITAQPLUS G Vitamin K2 - 0.05mg, Colecalciferol - 400IU, Calcium - 300mg Tablet 2,500,891 L.L
A12BA01 EURO-K G Potassium chloride - 1.5g 1.5g Tablet, sustained release 894,999 L.L
A12BA02 UROKIT G Potassium Citrate - 3g 3g Powder for solution 1,628,737 L.L
A12CC MAGNE B6 B Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Magnesium lactate dihydrate - 470mg Tablet, coated 365,525 L.L
A12CC MAGNE B6 B Pyridoxine HCl - 5mg, Magnesium lactate dihydrate - 470mg Tablet, coated 365,525 L.L
A12CC MAVIT G Magnesium - 100mg, Pyridoxine HCl - 10mg Tablet 654,003 L.L
A12CX PHOSPHATE DIPOTASSIQUE RENAUDIN G Phosphate dipotassique - 174.20mg/ml 174.20mg/ml Injectable solution 1,189,301 L.L
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