Abstract
In December 2019, several cases of unexplained severe pneumonia were seen which were later diagnosed to be due to corona virus infection. Since the clinical presentation was of Severe Respiratory Distress Syndrome (SARS) and both shared same receptor (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2), it was named SARS Corona virus-2 (SARS Co V2). [3] The worst affected people with this infections are elderly, those with co-morbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney and liver disease, cancers and pre-existing structural lung disease. Use of personal protective equipment and N 95 masks while treating all suspected patients will go a long way to protect Health care workers.
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1 PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, PSRI Hospital; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi