Open AccessCOVID-19, A New Outlook on Pandemic Symptoms and Diagnostic Approach
Author(s) -
María Fernanda Calderón Hernádez,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and clinical research studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2767-8342
pISSN - 2767-8326
DOI - 10.47191/ijmscrs/v2-i1-06
Subject(s) - sore throat , covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , diagnostic test , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , medline , family medicine , pediatrics , pathology , disease , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , political science , law , endocrinology
Background: The main objective of this research is to learn the symptoms that occur in this pathology, since we are currently still fighting COVID-19, because of this, it is important to keep us informed about the different diagnostic methods available, which help us reach an earlier and more effective diagnosis. Various articles have been compiled to identify as soon as possible the active cases and thus reduce the number of infections. Materials and methods: This research was conducted on the basis of scientific articles and books, related to COVID-19. Methods: This research was conducted based on 15 scientific articles and 3 books, related to COVID-19. Results: The most important risk factors are diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, age and sex. The most common symptoms in Latin America are dry cough, fatigue, sore throat, and fever. The preferred diagnostic test for COVID-19 is the polymerase chain reaction for its specificity and sensitivity Conclusions: As a conclusion, the main objective of the research was achieved, which is to inform the reader about the most relevant symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 in order to improve the identification of suspected cases. Furthermore, we compare various diagnostic methods that exist to date and determine that PCR is the most specific and sensitive.