Differential Diagnosis of COVID-19
- Authors: Amjad Islam Aqib1, Iqra Muzammil2, Qaisar Tanveer3, Sana Muzammal4, Amna Ahmad5, Firasat Hussain6, Kashif Rahim7
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan 2 Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan 3 Institute of Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad- 38000, Pakistan 4 Department of Mathematics, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Sub- Campus Bahawalpur, Pakistan 5 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan 6 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan 7 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
- Source: Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19): Different Models and Treatment Strategies , pp 105-143
- Publication Date: October 2021
- Language: English
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Differential diagnosis is a key step to treat and prevent any disease at current. Differential identification becomes more inevitable in diseases that become pandemic while their signs and symptoms overlap with many diseases. Coronavirus disease-19 shows resemblance in its pneumonic presentation with related coronaviruses (SARS virus, and MERS virus), adenovirus, influenza virus, human Metapneumovirus, parainfluenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, rhinovirus, bacterial pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza pneumonia, Moraxella catarrhalis pneumonia, and Chlamydia pneumonia), and Mycoplasma pneumonia. Contrary to the discussion of only diagnostic findings, a comprehensive approach of differences in aetiologies, transmission/epidemiology, pathogeneses, clinical signs, and response therapy is necessary to resolve pandemic corona infection. Additionally, mathematical predictive models calculate the reproductive number (R0) to show the epidemic nature of the disease in comparison to other conditions, thus aids therapeutic and prevention measures. The current chapter differentiates minor and major differences of COVID-19 compared to viral and bacterial diseases that show similar signs and symptoms.
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