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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
M01AH05 ETOXIB G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 425,998 L.L
N02BE01 KIDOL-OR G Paracetamol - 240mg/5ml 240mg/5ml Elixir 314,843 L.L
R03BA02 CORTAIR G Budesonide - 1mg/2ml 0.5mg/ml Inhalation suspension for nebuliser 1,209,458 L.L
S01BA07 OPTILONE G Fluorometholone - 0.1% 0.1% Solution 309,084 L.L
A02BC05 ESOMEPRAZOLE BIOGARAN G Esomeprazole (magnesium dihydrate) - 40mg 40mg Capsule, gastro-resistant 513,348 L.L
A11CC05 MEGAVIT-D 25 G Vitamin D3 - 25000IU 25000IU Capsule 2,147,588 L.L
B03BA01 JECTIN-12 G Cyanocobalamin - 1000mcg/1ml 1000mcg/1ml Injectable solution 567,102 L.L
B05XA03 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 151,692 L.L
C07AB02 B-BLOK SDK G Metoprolol succinate - 50mg 50mg Tablet, controlled release 295,645 L.L
C09DA01 LOSARTAN/HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE REMEDICA G Losartan potassium - 50mg, Hydrochlorothiazide - 12.5mg Tablet, film coated 635,638 L.L
C10AB05 NANOFIB G Fenofibrate - 145mg 145mg Tablet, film coated 1,371,615 L.L
D11AH01 TACRUS G Tacrolimus monohydrate - 0.1% 0.1% Ointment 1,857,190 L.L
G04CB01 FINASTEKERN G Finasteride - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 560,382 L.L
J01DD04 LEBACEF G Ceftriaxone (sodium) - 0.5g 0.5g Injectable powder for solution+diluent 511,940 L.L
J01XA01 ZERMACIN G Vancomycin (HCl) - 0.5g 0.5g Injectable sterile lyophilised powder for solution 5,875,791 L.L
M01AH05 JOSWE COXIT 120 G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 517,379 L.L
N02BE01 PAROL CHILDREN G Paracetamol - 240mg/5ml 240mg/5ml Elixir 314,843 L.L
N06AX26 LYTIOX G Vortioxetine - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 3,290,622 L.L
R03BA02 BUDECORT G Budesonide - 1mg 1mg Respule 1,226,928 L.L
A02BC05 EXONAR G Esomeprazole (magnesium trihydrate) - 40mg 40mg Capsule, delayed release 639,925 L.L
A11CC05 DIBASE G Vitamin D3 - 100,000IU/ml 100,000IU/ml Injectable solution 354,774 L.L
B03BA05 COBAL G Mecobalamine - 500mcg/ml 500mcg/ml Injectable solution 1,128,828 L.L
B05XA03 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 164,333 L.L
G04CB01 FINASTERIDE G Finasteride - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 356,118 L.L
J01DD04 MEDAXONUM G Ceftriaxone (disodium) (Vial) - 500mg, Lidocaine (ampoule) - 500mg Injectable powder for solution+diluent 307,740 L.L
J01XA01 VANCO MEDIS G Vancomycin - 1g 1g Injectable lyophilisate for solution 1,276,650 L.L
L01BA04 PEMETREXED ACCORD G Pemetrexed (disodium) - 500mg 500mg Injectable powder for concentrate for solution 20,000,292 L.L
N02BE01 ADOL G Paracetamol - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Suspension, alcohol free 192,169 L.L
R03BA02 BUDESONIDE ARROW G Budesonide - 0.5mg/2ml 0.5mg/2ml Inhalation suspension for nebuliser 1,342,499 L.L
A02BC05 METAPRO G Esomeprazole - 40mg 40mg Tablet, gastroresistant 639,669 L.L
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