The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidisciplinary Review of Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidisciplinary Review of Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment edited by Hanadi Talal Ahmedah, Muhammad Riaz, Sagheer Ahmed, Marius Alexandru Moga
English | July 7, 2022 | ISBN: 1774910500 | True EPUB | 582 pages | 19.9 MB
English | July 7, 2022 | ISBN: 1774910500 | True EPUB | 582 pages | 19.9 MB
This timely volume is a comprehensive review of the evolution, diagnosis, prevention, control, and treatment strategies (both modern as well as complementary and alternative) being used against COVID-19. With chapters written by experts in diverse medical fields from around the world, the volume presents authentic and easily understood information on this novel and often deadly virus.
The book is organized in sections that cover pathology, epidemiology, and diagnosis; prevention strategies; and treatment. The book first covers the morphology, pathogenesis, genome organization and replication of coronavirus (COVID-19) and then goes on to address epidemiology and pathogenesis, the psychological effects, and detection assays and techniques. Chapters on prevention strategies discuss social distancing and quarantine, face masks and hand sanitizers, lockdown strategies, and vaccines. The authors also cover diverse treatment strategies, including using medicinal plants, natural products, and traditional Chinese medicines as well as nanomedicines.