17Nov 2020

ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 CARRIERS: A QUANDARY FOR FAMILY PHYSICIAN

  • General Directorate of Health Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The current COVID-19 pandemic that started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, infect millions globally so far. The disease is caused by an RNA virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS CoV-2).The common presenting symptoms include dry cough, fever, sore throat, and malaise. A proportion of patients remain asymptomatic throughout infection. Likewise, pre-symptomatic, asymptomatic patients act as carriers that can infect others.These patients pose a management challenge for family physicians working at the primary care level.Herein we report an asymptomatic carrier of COVID-19 who presented to the primary care center for routine follow-upthat confirmed by RT-PCR test.


[Awaji Q. Al-Naami, Liaqat A. Khan, Faisal I. Zaidan, Salwa A. Dohal, Yahya M. Daghriri, Mohammed I. Sumayli, Hussain B. Koriri, Mohsen M. Tohary, Mohammed A. Kariri and Ibrahim A. Al-Neami (2020); ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 CARRIERS: A QUANDARY FOR FAMILY PHYSICIAN Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Nov). 778-780] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Liaqat Ali Khan
Ministry of Health Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/12069      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12069