NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: AN UPDATED QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

Dr Nadia Irshad; Dr Kousain Sehar; Dr. Navneet Kour; Dr. Hilal Ahmad Hela; Dr. Manju Tagra

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

NOVEL CORONAVIRUS: AN UPDATED QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

Dr Nadia Irshad, Dr Kousain Sehar, Dr. Navneet Kour, Dr. Hilal Ahmad Hela, Dr. Manju Tagra

Abstract :

A severe respiratory illness was recently reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Epidemiological investigations have suggested that the outeak was related to a seafood market in Wuhan. Emerging infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and (MERS) presented a major threat to public health. Despite of intense efforts about how, when and where this disease appeared is still a source of considerable uncertainty. Little is known about the effectiveness of personal protective equipment for health care workers who take care of patients infected with the novel Coronavirus which has spread globally. Droplet transmission occurs when an individual is in close contact (within 1m) with someone who has respiratory symptoms (e.g., coughing or sneezing) and is therefore in danger of getting his/her mucosa (mouth and nose) or conjunctiva (eyes) exposed to potentially infective respiratory droplets. Taking this into account, dentists are at highest risk for exposure to this virus since we work in close proximity to the patient’s oral cavity. Thus the aim of our study is to assess the knowledge and awareness of 400 dental surgeons regarding COVID 19 in Kashmir region.