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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
S02CA02 VIOCORTENE B Clioquinol - 10mg/ml, Flumetasone pivalate - 0.2mg/ml Drops 568,253 L.L
S01LA09 VABYSMO B Faricimab - 6mg/0.05ml 6mg/0.05ml Injectable solution 54,991,170 L.L
S01EE06 VYZULTA B Latanoprostene bunod - 0.024% 0.024% Solution 1,948,572 L.L
S01AE07 VIGAMOX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 5mg/ml 5mg/ml Drops solution 670,577 L.L
S01AD09 VIRGAN B Ganciclovir - 1.5mg/g 1.5mg/g Gel 804,962 L.L
R06AE55 VOMINORE-JPM G Meclozine HCl - 25mg, Pyridoxine HCl - 50mg Tablet 259,362 L.L
R03AC02 VENTOLIN EVOHALER B Salbutamol (sulfate) - 100mcg/dose 100mcg/dose Inhalation aerosol metered dose 260,705 L.L
R03AC02 VENTOLIN B Salbutamol (sulfate) - 5mg/ml 5mg/ml Solution 403,153 L.L
R01AB01 VAPICIL MICRODOSER G Phenylephrine - 2.5mg/ml, Dimethindene maleate - 0.25mg/ml Spray 239,204 L.L
P02CB01 VERMIFUGE G Piperazine citrate - 1g/5ml 1g/5ml Syrup 148,463 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Suspension 196,201 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 100mg/5ml 100mg/5ml Suspension 196,201 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 500mg 500mg Tablet 106,164 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 500mg 500mg Tablet 106,164 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 100mg 100mg Tablet 129,009 L.L
P02CA01 VERMOX B Mebendazole - 100mg 100mg Tablet 129,009 L.L
N07XX08 VYNDAMAX B Tafamidis - 61mg 61mg Capsule 784,020,041 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet, scored 1,204,339 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC FORTE G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 944,529 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 371,157 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 8mg 8mg Tablet 1,334,884 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC BID G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 24mg 24mg Tablet 840,861 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 24mg 24mg Tablet, scored 921,492 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAFAXINE ARROW GENERIQUES LP G Venlafaxine - 75mg 75mg Tablet, prolonged release 1,075,074 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAFAXINE BIOGARAN LP G Venlafaxine HCl - 75mg 75mg Capsule, prolonged release 584,571 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAX XR 75 G Venlafaxine HCl - 75mg 75mg Capsule, extended release 895,895 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAX XR 75 G Venlafaxine HCl - 75mg 75mg Capsule, extended release 1,343,843 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAFAXINE ARROW GENERIQUES LP G Venlafaxine - 150mg 150mg Tablet, prolonged release 987,724 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAX XR 150 G Venlafaxine HCl - 150mg 150mg Capsule, extended release 944,529 L.L
N06AX16 VENLAX XR 150 G Venlafaxine HCl - 150mg 150mg Capsule, extended release 1,416,794 L.L
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