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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
N02BE51 PANADOL COLD & FLU DAY B Paracetamol - 500mg, Caffeine - 25mg, Phenylephrine HCl - 5mg Caplet 284,895 L.L
N05AH03 ZYPREXA B Olanzapine - 10mg 10mg Tablet 1,468,820 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON B Sodium alginate - 500mg/10ml, Sodium bicarbonate - 267mg/10ml, Calcium (carbonate) - 160mg/10ml Liquid 295,645 L.L
A11EA BECOZYME B Vitamin B5 - 6mg/2ml, Vitamin B6 - 4mg/2ml, Vitamin PP - 40mg/2ml, Vitamin B2 - 5.47mg/2ml, Vitamin B1 - 10mg/2ml Injectable solution 662,514 L.L
C10BA04 CHOLIB B Fenofibrate - 145mg, Simvastatin - 20mg Tablet, film coated 1,251,117 L.L
D11AX22 SOOLANTRA B Ivermectin - 10mg/g 10mg/g Cream 1,053,573 L.L
H01CB02 SANDOSTATIN B Octreotide - 0.1mg/ml 0.1mg/ml Injectable solution 1,038,790 L.L
M03AC09 ESMERON B Rocuronium bromide - 50mg/5ml 50mg/5ml Injectable solution 4,949,372 L.L
N02BE51 PANADOL COLD & FLU ALL IN ONE B Paracetamol - 250mg, Guaifenesin - 100mg, Phenylephrine HCl - 5mg Tablet, film coated 342,680 L.L
N05AH03 ZYPREXA B Olanzapine - 10mg 10mg Tablet 1,468,820 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON INFANT B Sodium alginate - 225mg, Magnesium alginate - 87.5mg Powder for suspension 710,893 L.L
A10BA02 GLUCOPHAGE B Metformin HCl - 850mg 850mg Tablet, film coated 550,821 L.L
C10BA04 CHOLIB B Fenofibrate - 145mg, Simvastatin - 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,358,625 L.L
H01CB02 SANDOSTATIN LAR B Octreotide (acetate) - 20mg 20mg Injectable powder for suspension+diluent 36,504,302 L.L
M03AC09 ESMERON B Rocuronium bromide - 50mg/5ml 50mg/5ml Injectable solution 4,750,483 L.L
N02BE51 SOLPADEINE B Paracetamol - 500mg, Caffeine - 30mg, Codeine - 8mg Tablet 319,835 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON ADVANCE ANISEED FLAVOR B Sodium alginate - 1000mg/10ml, Potassium hydrogen carbonate - 200mg/10ml Suspension 514,692 L.L
C10BA05 ATOZET B Atorvastatin - 10mg, Ezetimibe - 10mg Tablet, film coated 1,624,706 L.L
G01AA51 POLYGYNAX B Nystatin - 100.000IU, Polymixin B sulfate - 35.000IU, Neomycin sulfate - 35.000IU Capsule, vaginal 407,184 L.L
H01CB02 SANDOSTATIN LAR B Octreotide (acetate) - 30mg 30mg Injectable powder for suspension+diluent 54,757,132 L.L
J02AA01 AMBISOME B Liposomal Amphotericin B - 50mg 50mg Injectable powder for liposomal dispersion 13,126,040 L.L
L01BC02 EFUDIX B Fluorouracil - 5% 5% Cream 671,921 L.L
N02BE51 SOLPADEINE SOLUBLE B Paracetamol - 500mg, Caffeine - 30mg, Codeine - 8mg Tablet, effervescent 272,800 L.L
S01EC04 AZOPT B Brinzolamide - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Drops suspension 804,962 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON DOUBLE ACTION MINT B Sodium alginate - 250mg, Sodium bicarbonate - 106.5mg, Calcium (carbonate) - 187.5mg Tablet, chewable 456,906 L.L
C10BA05 ATOZET B Atorvastatin - 10mg, Ezetimibe - 10mg Tablet, film coated 1,624,706 L.L
H01CB03 SOMATULINE AUTOGEL B Lanreotide (acetate) - 90mg 90mg Injectable solution 48,383,450 L.L
M03AC11 NIMBEX B Cisatracurium (besylate) - 20mg/10ml 20mg/10ml Injectable solution 2,010,388 L.L
S01EC54 SIMBRINZA B Brinzolamide - 1%, Brimonidine tartrate - 0.2% Drops suspension 1,706,680 L.L
A02BX13 GAVISCON DOUBLE ACTION MINT B Sodium alginate - 500mg/10ml, Sodium bicarbonate - 213mg/10ml, Calcium (carbonate) - 325mg/10ml Suspension 542,912 L.L
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