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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
C09DB01 POVAM G Amlodipine (besylate) - 10mg, Valsartan - 160mg Tablet, film coated 857,372 L.L
H02B PREDALONE PLUS G Prednisolone sodium phosphate - 10mg/5ml, Dexchlorpheniramine maleate - 2mg/5ml Syrup 890,776 L.L
S02CA06 POLYDEXA G Dexamethasone sodium metasulfobenzoate - 1.000.000IU/100ml, Polymyxin B sulfate - 100mg/100ml, Neomycin sulfate - 650.000IU/100ml Drops solution 231,141 L.L
S02CA07 PAROTICIN G Fludrocortisone acetate - 1mg/ml, Polymyxin B (sulfate) - 10.000IU/ml, Lidocaine - 50mg/ml Drops solution 319,835 L.L
G03FB01 PROGYLUTON B Norgestrel - 0.5mg (tablet 2), Estradiol valerate - 2mg (tablet 1, tablet 2) Tablet 193,513 L.L
L01XY02 PHESGO BioTech Pertuzumab - 600mg, Trastuzumab - 600mg Injectable solution 326,054,156 L.L
L01XY02 PHESGO BioTech Pertuzumab - 1200mg, Trastuzumab - 600mg Injectable solution 591,417,874 L.L
J01EE01 PAEDIATRIC CO-TRIMOXAZOLE MIXTURE G Trimethoprim - 40mg/5ml, Sulfamethoxazole - 200mg/5ml Suspension 190,698 L.L
R06AA52 PULMONAL EXPECTORANT G Diphenhydramine HCl - 0.015g/5ml, Ammonium HCl - 0.1g/5ml Syrup 177,899 L.L
G03GA30 PERGOVERIS BioHuman Follitropin alfa - 150IU, Lutropin Alfa - 75IU Injectable powder for solution+diluent 6,523,011 L.L
M01AB55 PANCLO B12 G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg, Betamethasone disodium phosphate - 2mg, Hydroxocobalamin sulphate - 10mg Injectable solution 1,158,392 L.L
A06AB58 PICOPREP B Magnesium oxide - 3.5g, Citric acid - 12g, Sodium picosulfate - 10mg Powder 694,767 L.L
N01BB54 PRILA G Prilocaine - 2.5% w/w, Lidocaine - 2.5% w/w Cream 1,057,604 L.L
D07AC14 PRENIDERM G Methylprednisolone aceponate - 0.1% 0.1% Cream 312,283 L.L
D11AH01 PROTOPIC B Tacrolimus monohydrate - 0.1% 0.1% Ointment 2,127,303 L.L
S01GX09 PATANOL B Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1% 0.1% Drops solution 873,498 L.L
N04BC05 PRAMIPEXOLE BIOGARAN G Pramipexole (dihydrochloride monohydrate) - 0.18mg 0.18mg Tablet 440,780 L.L
D07AC18 PEITEL B Prednicarbate - 0.25% 0.25% Cream 507,972 L.L
G04CA02 PROSTAFINE G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, modified release 761,511 L.L
M02AA07 PIROXICALM G Piroxicam - 0.5% 0.5% Gel 207,336 L.L
P01AB01 POLGYL G Metronidazole - 0.5% 0.5% Injectable solution 134,384 L.L
L04AA27 PMS-FINGOLIMOD G Fingolimod Hydrochloride - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule 19,351,580 L.L
L04AD02 PROGRAF 0.5 MG B Tacrolimus - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule L.L
L04AD02 PROGRAF 0.5 MG B Tacrolimus - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule 13,942,481 L.L
L04AD02 PROGRAF 0.5 MG B Tacrolimus - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule 13,942,481 L.L
G02CB03 PROCTIN G Cabergoline - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet 350,679 L.L
G02CB03 PROCTIN G Cabergoline - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet 1,300,328 L.L
G02CB03 PROCTINMED G Cabergoline - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet 473,545 L.L
G02CB03 PROCTINMED G Cabergoline - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet 1,689,402 L.L
N05BA12 PAZOLAM G Alprazolam - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet 563,070 L.L
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