Paraphrasing from common parlance, “a virus’ name precedes it”. Due to the name of its causative organism; most would consider COVID-19 as a primarily respiratory illness. This is substantiated by the readily obvious respiratory symptoms and the popular use of facemasks as a means of prevention.COVID–19 presents as a respiratory disease with a multi-systemic representation, multi-sectorial importance and a multidimensional impact on humanity.
This chapter brings to bear, the public
health manifestations of COVID-19 providing an overview of the anthropologic,
epidemiologic, Global Health, etiologic, pathogenetic, diagnostic and health
system concerns and perspectives since the virus was discovered in the last
days of 2019.
Author(s)
Details'
Oladipo
Vincent Akinmade
USAID Integrated Health Program Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State, Nigeria.
Ugochukwu
Anthony Eze
Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical
Centre, Asaba, Nigeria and Honorary Supervisor University of Edinburgh Masters
of Surgery Program in Clinical Ophthalmology, United Kingdom.
Please see the book here: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-973195-5-6/CH2
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