Open AccessSalivary Diagnosis of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Seema Shafiq,
Asim Riaz
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan armed forces medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-8842
pISSN - 0030-9648
DOI - 10.51253/pafmj.v71i6.5498
Subject(s) - medicine , sore throat , myalgia , nausea , vomiting , covid-19 , nose , dysgeusia , respiratory distress , dermatology , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , disease , adverse effect , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Dear Editor,
It is indeed an honour for us to contribute towards the ongoing research regarding the latest contagion, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leading to global pandemic with variable clinical outcomes. COVID-19 positive individuals present with a variety of signs and symptoms as sore throat, cough, fever, dyspnoea, headache, myalgia, nausea, and vomiting whereas, some develop severe acute respiratory distress syndrome with a fatality rate of about 10%.1 Possible oral findings include xerostomia, hypogeusia, and chemosensory alterations. Common routes of transmission being person-to-person via direct sneeze, cough, and droplet inhalation or by contact through mucosa of eyes, nose and saliva.