Public Health Perspectives and Manifestations of Covid-19

Authors

  • Oladipo Vincent Akinmade USAID Integrated Health Program Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
  • Ugochukwu Anthony Eze Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Nigeria and Honorary Supervisor University of Edinburgh Masters of Surgery Program in Clinical Ophthalmology, United Kingdom.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-973195-5-6/CH2

Keywords:

COVID-19, health systems, public health, anthropology, epidemiology, determinants

Abstract

Paraphrasing from common parlance, “a virus’ name precedes it”. Due to the name of its causative organism; most would consider COVID-19 as a primarily respiratory illness. This is substantiated by the readily obvious respiratory symptoms and the popular use of facemasks as a means of prevention.COVID–19 presents as a respiratory disease with a multi-systemic representation, multi-sectorial importance and a multidimensional impact on humanity.

This chapter brings to bear, the public health manifestations of COVID-19 providing an overview of the anthropologic, epidemiologic, Global Health, etiologic, pathogenetic, diagnostic and health system concerns and perspectives since the virus was discovered in the last days of 2019.

Published

2024-05-07

How to Cite

Oladipo Vincent Akinmade, & Ugochukwu Anthony Eze. (2024). Public Health Perspectives and Manifestations of Covid-19. Clinical Manifestations of Covid-19: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach, 8–25. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-973195-5-6/CH2

Issue

Clinical Manifestations of Covid-19: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

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