From quarantine room: Physician perspective
This write-up is a brief reflection of a rural doctor couple, Dr. Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar (HSB) and Dr. Pramodini Himmatrao Bawaskar (PHB), working in the remote area of Maharashtra state of India during COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, rural doctors are routinely exposed to symptomatic COV...
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description | This write-up is a brief reflection of a rural doctor couple, Dr. Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar (HSB) and Dr. Pramodini Himmatrao Bawaskar (PHB), working in the remote area of Maharashtra state of India during COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, rural doctors are routinely exposed to symptomatic COVID-positive cases in the outpatient as well as indoor setting. The authors, both husband and wife, were in compulsory quarantine for twice at home and experienced social stigmas attached to a positive case. Here is a report the details of COVID-19 pattern and its management learned from the published scientific papers on COVID-19, and severe acute respiratory syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2 from December 2019 and their own experience in rural setting and the current literature shared in the form of personal narration. Apart from the personal experience of patients experience regarding quarantine period, COVID-19 is discussed in detail for the benefit of rural practitioners. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4f6fbdb5bef64dc38b86a09a7510859e2022-12-22T00:33:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632020-01-019105092510210.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_896_20From quarantine room: Physician perspectiveHimmatrao Saluba BawaskarPramodini Himmatrao BawaskarThis write-up is a brief reflection of a rural doctor couple, Dr. Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar (HSB) and Dr. Pramodini Himmatrao Bawaskar (PHB), working in the remote area of Maharashtra state of India during COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, rural doctors are routinely exposed to symptomatic COVID-positive cases in the outpatient as well as indoor setting. The authors, both husband and wife, were in compulsory quarantine for twice at home and experienced social stigmas attached to a positive case. Here is a report the details of COVID-19 pattern and its management learned from the published scientific papers on COVID-19, and severe acute respiratory syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2 from December 2019 and their own experience in rural setting and the current literature shared in the form of personal narration. Apart from the personal experience of patients experience regarding quarantine period, COVID-19 is discussed in detail for the benefit of rural practitioners.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=10;spage=5092;epage=5102;aulast=Bawaskarcovid-19quarantinesevere acute respiratory syndrome-sars-cov-2 |
spellingShingle | Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar Pramodini Himmatrao Bawaskar From quarantine room: Physician perspective Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care covid-19 quarantine severe acute respiratory syndrome-sars-cov-2 |
title | From quarantine room: Physician perspective |
title_full | From quarantine room: Physician perspective |
title_fullStr | From quarantine room: Physician perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | From quarantine room: Physician perspective |
title_short | From quarantine room: Physician perspective |
title_sort | from quarantine room physician perspective |
topic | covid-19 quarantine severe acute respiratory syndrome-sars-cov-2 |
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