Demystifying COVID-19: Understanding the Disease, Its Diagnosis. and Treatment

The management of COVID-19 is challenging due to the lack of clear information about the Sars-Cov2 and recommendations for specific treatment regimens. The scale of the pandemic has also exacerbated the situation, with health care systems under stress from the high volume of COVID-19 patients.In Demystifying COVID-19: Understanding the Disease, Its Diagnosis, and Treatment, medical experts explain many aspects about the COVID-19 pandemic, including guidelines to minimize risk of infection, diagnostic methods, treatment, real scenarios in the course of the disease and issues that need attention in specific patient groups. The book equips both general readers and healthcare professionals with key information required to understand COVID-19 and navigate a situation typical to a pandemic. Public health officials who wish to mobilize awareness campaigns for the benefit of the general public can also find value in the comprehensive information presented in this reference. Key Features:- 16 chapters covering several aspects of COVID-19 including risk management, clinical diagnosis and treatment, public health issues and vaccines- Unique Q&A format which presents easy-to-understand information for all types of readers- Presents basic clinical information- Provides information for the management of COVID-19 in special patients (patients with comorbidities, the elderly, newborns, children, and pregnant women)- Bibliographic References for further reading The management of COVID-19 is challenging due to the lack of clear information about the Sars-Cov2 and recommendations for specific treatment regimens. The scale of the pandemic has also exacerbated the situation, with health care systems under stress from the high volume of COVID-19 patients.In Demystifying COVID-19: Understanding the Disease, Its Diagnosis, and Treatment, medical experts explain many aspects about the COVID-19 pandemic, including guidelines to minimize risk of infection, diagnostic methods, treatment, real scenarios in the course of the disease and issues that need attention in specific patient groups. The book equips both general readers and healthcare professionals with key information required to understand COVID-19 and navigate a situation typical to a pandemic. Public health officials who wish to mobilize awareness campaigns for the benefit of the general public can also find value in the comprehensive information presented in this reference. Key Features:- 16 chapters covering several aspects of COVID-19 including risk management, clinical diagnosis and treatment, public health issues and vaccines- Unique Q&A format which presents easy-to-understand information for all types of readers- Presents basic clinical information- Provides information for the management of COVID-19 in special patients (patients with comorbidities, the elderly, newborns, children, and pregnant women)- Bibliographic References for further reading