Abstract Recent new zoonotic respiratory viruses have infected humans and led to severe acute respiratory syndrome: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), influenza A H5N1, influenza A H1N1 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The first SARS-CoV outbreak took pl...
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess Brazilian endodontists' level of knowledge about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and examine its professional repercussions. The link to the online survey that was created for this study was shared with Brazilian endodontists through social networking appli...
Betacoronavirus,
Brasil,
COVID-19,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/transmisión,
Endodoncia,
Endodoncistas,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Neumonía Viral/transmisión,
SARS-CoV-2,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract The World Health Organization declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020, when there were 4,293 confirmed cumulative deaths. By May 17, 2020 this number increased to 315,005. The risk of death is higher above the age of 60, but there are many deaths below 60 (for example, in Sao Paulo, 25%)....
Betacoronavirus,
Brasil/epidemiología,
COVID-19,
Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles/organización & administración,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/mortalidad,
Gobierno Federal,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Neumonía Viral/mortalidad,
SARS-CoV-2
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the differences, if any, between general dental practitioners (GDPs) and endodontists, in the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic emergencies during the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. An online questionnaire was randomly sent by social media to clinicians i...
Betacoronavirus,
COVID-19,
Infecciones por Coronavirus,
Odontólogos,
Endodoncia,
Endodoncistas,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral,
Pautas de la Práctica en Odontología,
Rol Profesional,
SARS-CoV-2,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread exponentially across the world. The typical manifestations of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough, headache and fatigue. However, atypical presentations of COVID-19 are being increasingly reported. Recently, a number of studies have recognized variou...
Infecciones por Coronavirus,
Betacoronavirus,
Antropología,
Salud Pública,
Disparidades en el Estado de Salud,
Redes Comunitarias,
34658,
Áreas de Pobreza,
Difusión de la Información,
Política,
50334,
Derechos Humanos,
Reseñas de Libros
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Estimates of the number of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are important for health planning and establishment of expectations regarding herd immunity. METHODS: Seven testing rounds of a serological survey were conducted at 1-week interval...
Enfermedades Asintomáticas/epidemiología,
Betacoronavirus/inmunología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus,
Intervalos de Confianza,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/inmunología,
Reacciones Falso Positivas,
Inmunidad Colectiva,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Neumonía Viral/inmunología,
Betacoronavirus,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
Abstract Even though most current recommendations include the general use of masks to prevent community transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the effectiveness of this measure is still debated. The studies on this policy include physical filtering tests with inanimate microparticles, randomized clinical trials, ob...
Abstract With the large number of individuals infected and recovered from Covid-19, there is intense discussion about the quality and duration of the immunity elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the possibility of disease recurrence. Here we report a case with strong clinical, epidemiological and...
