What is it about?
We discussed the transmission and control effort of COVID-19 based on available information since the disease outbreak.
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Why is it important?
COVID-19, a pandemic, is an expanding global threat that has nearly affected all the countries in the world. As the pandemic advances without any medical intervention in place, a global lockdown has been issued along with quarantine orders and social distancing restrictions to prevent further transmission
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COVID-19 can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, spreading from person-to-person either by respiratory droplets or touching contaminated surfaces. People with underlying medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory illnesses are more prone to having a critical disease. Federal, state and local governments have taken effective measures in preventing further transmission by imposing social distancing and isolation, to stop the spread via travel-related cases, which can also influence local spread
Dr Adekunle Sanyaolu
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This page is a summary of: Transmission and Control Efforts of COVID-19, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, May 2020, ClinMed International Library,
DOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510126.
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