A STUDY ON DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF 500 COVID-19 RT-PCR POSITIVE PATIENTS ADMITTED TO TERTIARY COVID CARE CENTRE, MADURAI
Dr. Alagavenkataesan* Dr. P. Isakkirajan, Dr. Anandhi MS (anatomy) and Prof. Dr. J. Amuthan MS (General surgery)
ABSTRACT
Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a newly discovered contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–coronavirus (CoV)-2 virus, primarily manifesting as an acute respiratory illness with interstitial and alveolar pneumonia, but it can affect multiple organs.(1) This infection has the potency to spread rapidly and cause pandemic. The human corona virus was first invented by Tyrrell and Bynoe in 1965 from human tracheal samples. The virus was named as B814, 229E, hamre’s virus and oc by its inventor at different places at same time. It is a large RNA virus, made up several proteins like S proteins, E proteins, M proteins and N proteins. Corona virus develops inside the cytoplasm. The SARS CoV – 2 shows periodicity and can cause large epidemics. SARS CoV 2 has been identified as a bat origin CoV. The corona virus is responsible for 15% of adult common cold. The first covid -19 case was reported in 30th December 2019. The WHO declared this condition as Global health emergency on 30th January 2020.
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