Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Unani Perspective
Abstract
Corona virus disease is a new type of disease, a viral infection. This disease erupted out from China in Wuhan city from an animal host (zoonotic origin). Its transmission is from human to human. World Health organization has confirmed that COVID-19 is a global Infectious disease and declared it a pandemic. Coronavirus is a RNA virus and is further subclassified into alpha-, beta-, gamma and delta viruses. The symptoms of this disease are fever, cough, sore throat, breathlessness, fatigue, malaise and others. If the disease is severe or progresses day by day so many conditions may develop such as pneumonia, acute respiratory syndrome, multiple organ failure, sepsis,enteric, hepatic, neurological system involve and finally death may occur.
In this review, we describe epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects and therapeutic aspects of COVID-19. The perspective of vaccine and preventive measures is also studied.
How to cite this article:
Nazmeen, Mazhar SA. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Unani Perspective. Ind J Holist Nurs 2020; 11(2): 1-3.
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