Abstract
Heretofore, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand costing not just lives but also
significant impact on the global economy. More than 212 countries and territories
across the globe have been affected till now, causing approximately 4,043,068 confirmed
cases and 277,016 deaths, and the numbers are rising expeditiously. The common symptoms
are fever, dry cough, fatigue, sputum production, shortness of breath, sore throat,
and headache, but atypical symptoms affecting cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal
system, and neurological manifestations are not so uncommon and have been reported.
Various governing bodies such as the World Health Organization, the National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
have laid down guidelines and recommendations for the same. In this review article,
we have propounded the established knowledge about the causative agent in terms of
epidemiological features, the etiopathogenesis, signs and symptoms, methods used for
diagnosis, and the latest insight into the treatment and prevention according to the
recent published recommendations. The current guidelines and the state-of-the-art
updates for various active health-care personnel; allied departments such as radiology
and microbiology, and those for the community have also been discussed.
Keywords
Coronavirus - COVID-19 - imaging - nCOV - pandemic - radiologist - SARS-CoV-2
