Covid-19 Pathophysiology
Covid-19 Pathophysiology Introduction: In December 2019,WHO was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan city,China.It was identified that the cause for the unusual pneumoniawas novel corona virus by Chinese authorities and was temporarily named “2019-nCoV”. A novel corona virus is a new strain that has not been previously identified in human.The new virus was subsequently named as “COVID-19 Virus”.On March 11 2020, WHO director announced that the outbreak could be characterized as pandemic due to the rapid increase in number of cases outside china. Countries are racing to slow down the spread of virus.The pandemic is moving like a wave. Pathophysiology: The term Pathophysiology derived from Greek word “pathos”-suffering,”physis”-nature and “logos”-the study of.It refers to the study of deranged function in an individual or organ that are the causes,consequences of disease processes. Pathophysiological research aims at identifying factors and mechanisms tha