ABSTRACT:
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has thus far killed over 3,000 people and infected over 80,000 in China and elsewhere in the world, resulting in catastrophe for humans. Similar to its homologous virus, SARS-CoV, which caused SARS in thousands of people in 2003, SARS-CoV-2 might also be transmitted from the bats and causes similar symptoms through a similar mechanism. However, COVID-19 has lower severity and mortality than SARS but is much more transmissive and affects more elderly individuals than youth and more men than women. Consumption of alcohol will not kill the virus in the inhaled air; it will not disinfect your mouth and throat; and it will not give you any kind of protection against COVID-19. In response to the rapidly increasing number of publications on the emerging disease, this article attempts to provide a timely and comprehensive review of the swiftly developing research subject. Although many questions still require answers, we hope that this review helps in the understanding and eradication of the threatening disease.
Cite this article:
Emy Jancy Rani J. Alcohol and Covid – 19. Int. J. of Advances in Nur. Management. 2020; 8(4):341-344. doi: 10.5958/2454-2652.2020.00076.1
Cite(Electronic):
Emy Jancy Rani J. Alcohol and Covid – 19. Int. J. of Advances in Nur. Management. 2020; 8(4):341-344. doi: 10.5958/2454-2652.2020.00076.1 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-8-4-16
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