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Coronavirus disease  (COVID-19) infectious disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) The virus can survive on surfaces up to 72 hours onset of symptoms is generally between two to fourteen days  (with an average of five days)  Common symptoms : fever cough and shortness of breath ( dyspnoea, breathlessness) Other symptoms :  muscle pain sputum production diarrhea sore throat loss of smell and abdominal pain NOTE :  progress to pneumonia and multi-organ failure   SPREAD The virus is spread mainly through  close contact and via respiratory droplets (when people cough or sneeze) but the virus is not generally airborne although spread may be possible before symptoms appear if such corona +ve person contact anyone by thanking ( shake hands)  also can spread this disease Investigation lab tests  Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) from a nasopharyngeal swab. C...

Gastritis ( abdominal Discomfort, abdominal pain,etc)

Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach or the mucosa. The stomach is a hollow muscular organ located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. It is a part of the digestive system. The top part of the stomach is connected to the esophagus, and the lower part is attached to the duodenum. The stomach wall is lined with several layers of different tissues. The layers – from the exterior to the interior – are serosa, muscularis externa, sub mucosa and mucosa.  Serosa is the outermost layer of the epithelial and connective tissue that is a part of the peritoneum. The next layer, or the muscularis externa, helps in churning, mixing the food, and propelling it towards the intestines by contracting and relaxing. The sub mucosa layer contains the blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. The inner most layer or the mucosa is a soft, smooth surfaced layer that contains gastric glands and gastric pits. The gastric glands have various cells that produce mucus, an enzyme named pepsinogen,...