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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
N05AX08 RISPERDAL B Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Tablet, film coated 498,566 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 32mg 32mg Injectable solution prolonged release 8,524,771 L.L
S01XA18 RESTASIS B Ciclosporin - 0.5mg/ml 0.05% Emulsion 4,100,063 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON DOUBLE ACTION B Sodium alginate - 500mg, Sodium bicarbonate - 213mg, Calcium (carbonate) - 325mg Suspension 517,379 L.L
A11JC CYSTINE B6 BAILLEUL B Pyridoxine HCl - 50mg, L-Cystine - 500mg Tablet, coated 862,747 L.L
C10BX06 TRINOMIA B Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg, Atorvastatin - 20mg, Ramipril - 2.5mg Capsule, hard 1,029,383 L.L
G01AX ENTEROGERMINA B Bacillus clausii spores - 2 Billions/5ml Suspension 595,322 L.L
L01BC59 LONSURF B Trifluridine - 20mg, Tipiracil - 8.19mg Tablet, film coated 75,019,126 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 64mg 64mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
S01XA18 RESTASIS B Ciclosporin - 0.5mg/ml 0.05% Emulsion 4,100,063 L.L
A03A SPASMOBROM B Pipethanate Ethobromide - 20mg 20mg Tablet, coated 705,517 L.L
C10BX06 TRINOMIA B Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg, Atorvastatin - 20mg, Ramipril - 5mg Capsule, hard 1,236,335 L.L
G01AX ENTEROGERMINA B Bacillus clausii spores - 2 Billions Capsule 831,839 L.L
L01BC59 LONSURF B Trifluridine - 15mg, Tipiracil - 6.14mg Tablet, film coated 58,102,683 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 96mg 96mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
A03AA04 DUSPATALIN RETARD B Mebeverine HCl - 200mg 200mg Capsule 861,466 L.L
C09DA06 ATACAND PLUS B Candesartan cilexetil - 16mg, Hydrochlorothiazide - 12.5mg Tablet 705,517 L.L
C10BX06 TRINOMIA B Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg, Atorvastatin - 20mg, Ramipril - 10mg Capsule, hard 1,596,485 L.L
G01AX ENTEROGERMINA B Bacillus clausii spores - 6 Billions/2g 6 billions/2g Powder for suspension 1,493,009 L.L
J02AC03 VFEND B Voriconazole - 200mg 200mg Tablet, film coated 51,904,550 L.L
M04AA03 ADENURIC B Febuxostat - 80mg 80mg Tablet, film-scored 2,127,111 L.L
N03AF01 TEGRETOL B Carbamazepine - 2% 2% Suspension 456,906 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 128mg 128mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
C09DA06 BLOPRESS PLUS 16MG B Candesartan cilexetil - 16mg, Hydrochlorothiazide - 12.5mg Tablet 1,257,837 L.L
D01AC01 CANESTEN B Clotrimazole - 0.01g/ml 0.01g/ml Solution 368,213 L.L
G01AX ENTEROGERMINA B Bacillus clausii spores - 6 Billions/2g 6 billions/2g Powder for suspension 1,343,843 L.L
N03AF04 ZEBINIX B Eslicarbazepine acetate - 800mg 800mg Tablet 11,123,961 L.L
S01XA20 TEARS NATURALE B Duasorb - 0.4% 0.4% Drops solution 189,482 L.L
D01AC01 CANESTEN B Clotrimazole - 0.01g/g 0.01g/g Cream 344,024 L.L
L01CA04 NAVELBINE B Vinorelbine (ditartrate) - 20mg 20mg Capsule, soft gelatin 4,048,997 L.L
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