Latest Warnings to Surgeons Taking Care of Patients with COVID-19: A Comparably Successful Experience from Istanbul

Authors: Unal E , Yuksekdag S , Akca HS and Yildiz A

DOI: 10.23880/jidtm-16000136

Volume 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses containing strains that cause potentially deadly diseases in mammals and birds. In humans they’re typically spread via airborne droplets of fluid produced by infected individuals. Notable strains, including those responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), can cause death in humans. China where the virus first began to spread in late 2019 (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) is now seeing a sharp drop-off in its rate of new cases by strict isolation rules. However, its spread to the Western World has become a pandemic, and currently it affects the health of surgeons, as well.

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