Saliva is a Non-Invasive Body Fluid for Rapid Detection of Coronavirus

Authors

  • Nawshad Muhammad Department of dental materials, IBMS, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Amir Khan
  • Inayat Shah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35845/abms.2021.2.199

Abstract

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been rendered the toughest pandemic of the current century.1 Like other zoonotic viruses (anthrax) the Coronavirus has been transmitted from vertebrate animals to human beings and further spreads through direct, indirect contact transmission. The associated symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, tiredness, and impairment of taste, and more adversely chest pain and difficulty in breathing or other respiratory diseases.2 The current SARSCoV2 began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and now many variants of them have been reported in many countries around the world. Coronaviruses are positive-sense single stranded RNA viruses. Coronaviruses belong to the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae that has been divided into i.e. alpha, beta, gamma, and delta genera.3

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

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Muhammad N, Khan A, Shah I. Saliva is a Non-Invasive Body Fluid for Rapid Detection of Coronavirus. Adv Basic Med Sci [Internet]. 2021Dec.31 [cited 2025Feb.1];5(2):24-5. Available from: https://abms.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/abms/article/view/199

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Advances in Basic Medical Sciences

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Editorial

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