2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute

Respiratory Disease
(2019 nCoV ARD)
KARINA JOY B. PECA-AT, MD, MPM
MO III
  Emerging infectious disease
WHAT IS A 2019  The newest strain of coronavirus
NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS  Identified in Hubei, Wuhan, China
ACUTE
RESPIRATORY  Not enough is known: series of
DISEASE? clinical/scientific studies are ongoing
HOW MANY
PEOPLE
ARE
AFFECTED?
  Globally
 20630 confirmed
(3241 new)
 China
 20471 confirmed
(3235 new)
Public Health Emergency  2788 severe (492
new)
of International Concern!  425 deaths (64
new)
 Outside of China 159
confirmed (6 new)
 23 countries
 1 death

Source: WHO situation Report #15

HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE
AFFECTED?
 WHAT IS A Family of viruses that causes
CORONAVIR respiratory illness from mild to
US?
a severe type of infection
 Zoonotic feature: circulate in
range of animals which can
WHAT IS THE
ORIGIN OF THE
transmit to humans
CORONAVIRUS MERS-COV: Camels
?
SARS-COV: Bats
nCOV ARD: unknown
 HOW IS IT
TRANSMITTE
D?  Spread through air (droplet)
 Close personal contact
 Touching contaminated objects or
infected animals
WHO ARE AT
RISK?  Live animal market workers
 Family members
 Health care workers
 Individuals with weak immune system
  MILD FORMS:
 Fever
 Cough

WHAT ARE  Shortness of breath

THE
SYMPTOMS? SEVERE FORMS:
 Pneumonia
 Kidney failure
 Death
HOW CAN IT Polymerase Chain Reaction:
BE identifies the virus based on
DIAGNOSED? genetic fingerprint
HOW CAN IT No specific medication
BE No vaccine
TREATED?
Supportive care
HOW CAN IT
BE
PREVENTED?
HOW CAN IT
BE
PREVENTED?
HOW CAN IT
BE
PREVENTED?
HOW CAN IT
BE
PREVENTED?
  Facebook
 HEPU CV CHD
 DOH Philippines
 RESU
WHERE TO GET  region02resu@gmail.com
THE RIGHT &
TIMELY  0917 654 2112 / 0923 087 8607
INFORMATION?  HEMS- 0917 659 6959
 Situation Reports
 www.doh.gov.ph/2019-ncov
 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel
-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
THANK
YOU!