COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview

Sagnelli, Caterina; Angeletti, Silvia; Minieri, Marilena; Giovannetti, Marta; Benvenuto, Domenico; Pascarella, Stefano; Sagnelli, Caterina; Bianchi, Martina; Bernardini, Sergio; Ciccozzi, Massimo

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“…Simulations and experiences of other countries suggest that healthcare systems would be overburdened and eventually collapse due to a pronounced increase of patients needing intensive care support if no interventions were taken (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). In the absence of vaccinations and specific treatment options, public health interventions were initiated in Germany, similarly to numerous other countries comparably affected.…”

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Protocol of a population-based prospective COVID-19 cohort study Munich, Germany (KoCo19)

Radon

Saathoff

Pritsch

et al. 2020

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Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is leading to the global introduction of public health interventions to prevent the spread of the virus and avoid the overload of health care systems, especially for the most severely affected patients. Scientific studies to date have focused primarily on describing the clinical course of patients, identifying treatment options and developing vaccines. In Germany, as in many other regions, current tests for SARS-CoV2 are not being conducted on a representative basis and in a longitudinal design. Furthermore, knowledge about the immune status of the population is lacking. Yet these data are needed to understand the dynamics of the pandemic and to thus appropriately design and evaluate interventions. For this purpose, we recently started a prospective population-based cohort in Munich, Germany, with the aim to better understand the state and dynamics of the pandemic.

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Protocol of a population-based prospective COVID-19 cohort study Munich, Germany (KoCo19)

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Pritsch

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“…On 31 December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, SARS-CoV-2 generated the pandemic known as COVID-19, which led to the WHO’s declaration of an international public health emergency on 30 January 2020 [ 1 ]. This is a pandemic on which bibliographical reviews have been conducted regarding its etiology, pathology or clinical behaviour [ 2 ], epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention by vaccines [ 3 ], or its impact on mental health [ 4 ]. The phenomenon is unpredictable in development [ 5 ] and, therefore, its enormous effects on the world’s economy are also unpredictable [ 6 ].…”

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Information on COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in a Sample of Non-Health Workers during the Pandemic Period

Ruiz‐Frutos

Ortega-Moreno

Dias

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Methods by which the population should be informed when going through a pandemic such as COVID-19 have been questioned because of its influence on the adoption of preventive measures and its effects on mental health. Non-health workers are at risk of psychological distress from exposure to contaminated people or materials or by having to stay at home and adapt their activity to telework. The objective of the study is to analyze information the public receives about COVID-19 and its influence on their level of distress. For this, 1089 questionnaires from non-health workers were collected online between 26 March and 26 April 2020 in Spain, and analysed and distributed by snowball effect. 492 participants carried out essential activities away from home, and 597 did so from home. They were surveyed about information received about COVID-19 regarding its source, time, assessment, or the beliefs expressed in it. Mental health was also measured with Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The classification and regression tree (CART) method was used to design a binary tree with sample cases. It has been found that the time spent learning about COVID-19 and the level of knowledge about symptoms, pathways, prevention, treatment, or prognosis are associated with the level of distress, where 25% of participants were found to have spent more than 3 h daily on this activity. Social media and television are the most widely used sources, but they are considered to be of lower quality and usefulness than official sources. There is greater confidence in healthcare professionals than in the health system, and the main concern of those working away from home is spreading the virus to family members. It has been concluded that there is a need to enhance quality and truthful information on the Internet for non-health workers due to its accessibility, which should be constantly updated, a fact which international and national public bodies, research centers, and journal publishers have begun to understand during the current pandemic. Such quality information is needed to combat distress.

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“…[ 3 , 5 , 17 , 50 ] As for sex, men are more susceptible to COVID-19 than women. [ 63 ] Concerning obesity, it contributes to the increased risk and poorer prognosis of COVID-19. [ 59 ] As for smoking, it is very likely to be related to the negative progression and adverse consequences of COVID-19.…”

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A systematic review of etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, image findings, and medication of 2019 Corona Virus Disease-19 in Wuhan, China

Ma²,

Bai³

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Medicine

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Background: Unknown origin pneumonia has been furiously spreading since the late of December 2019, subsequently spread to approximately all provinces and areas in China and many countries, which was announced as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by World Health Organization (WHO). The studies on 2019 Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) conducted from various fields around the world. Herein, the objective of the present study is to summarize the etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, image findings, traceability analysis, and drug development of COVID-19. Methods: The following electronic databases were searched: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, and Wanfang Data. Other relevant literature will be manually searched as a compliment. We have reviewed etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, image findings, and medication from case reports and retrospective clinical studies relating to COVID-19 published since the outbreak. Results: The coronavirus is closely related to bat coronavirus and pangolin coronavirus. Besides, the infection pathway is confirmed to be the respiratory and digestive systems. The virus indicates person-to-person transmission and some patients present asymptomatic. The elderly have a higher mortality rate. Rapid and sensitive nucleic acid testing is usually used as a basis for diagnosis. Currently, there is no specific vaccine and antiviral drug. Intervention actions such as travel bans and quarantine adopted have effectively reduced the spread of the epidemic. Conclusion: This systemic review will provide high-quality evidence to summarize etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, image findings, traceability analysis, drug development in patients with COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview

Cited by 312 publications

References 42 publications

Protocol of a population-based prospective COVID-19 cohort study Munich, Germany (KoCo19)

Protocol of a population-based prospective COVID-19 cohort study Munich, Germany (KoCo19)

Information on COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in a Sample of Non-Health Workers during the Pandemic Period

A systematic review of etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, image findings, and medication of 2019 Corona Virus Disease-19 in Wuhan, China

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