Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in South Sudan
COVID-19 is the illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. It can cause a persistent new onset cough and a high temperature. Based on data from relatively more affluent countries coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with w...
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Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)
2020-05-01
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| Series: | South Sudan Medical Journal |
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| author | Eluzai Hakim |
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| description | COVID-19 is the illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. It can cause a persistent new onset cough and a high temperature.
Based on data from relatively more affluent countries coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people (over 60 years) and those with long term conditions like diabetes mellitus, cancer, chronic lung disease and high blood pressure. It is not known if it will be the same in South Sudan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecc9e342bd9140208d297d038f18cd6e2023-01-03T08:48:36ZengHealth and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)South Sudan Medical Journal2309-46052309-46132020-05-011324043Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in South SudanEluzai Hakim0South Sudan Medical JournalCOVID-19 is the illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. It can cause a persistent new onset cough and a high temperature. Based on data from relatively more affluent countries coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people (over 60 years) and those with long term conditions like diabetes mellitus, cancer, chronic lung disease and high blood pressure. It is not known if it will be the same in South Sudan.https://bit.ly/3259rEo |
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| title | Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in South Sudan |
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