Characteristics of Dysphagia in Relation with Odynophagia and Anxiety in 50 COVID-19 Patients at Acute Care Hospital from India

Authors

  • Govathi Nikhila K Dysphagia-Speech Specialist, Institute of Head and Neck Oncology Department, Medanta The Medicity hospital, Guragaon, Haryana, India Author
  • Sushila Kataria Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Author
  • Yathin Mehata Department of Critical care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Author
  • Vikas Deswal Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Author
  • Manish kumar Singh Medanta Institute of Education and Research, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPSR/2020(2)107

Keywords:

Odynophagia, Anxiety, COVID-19

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2; formally called 2019-nCov), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 
[1]. A 3months Prior to the December 31st 2020 WHO was received 
a report of 9 cases of human who as being infected with novel coronavirus [1,2]. Later, on January 30, 2020 the WHO declared the COVID-19 Outbreak a global health emergency and on March 11, 2020 again they declared COVID-19 as global pandemic, its first such destination since declaring H1N1 influenza a pandemic in 2009. Further, more in February 11, 2020 the coronavirus study group of international committee of Taxonomy of viruses issued a statement announcing an official designation for the novel 
virus: severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus2 (SARSCoV-2) [1]. Till date that is May 1st 2020 the whole world is still fighting against with this invisible enemy called “CoronavirusCOVID-19”. However still the vaccine is in trial.

Author Biographies

  • Govathi Nikhila K, Dysphagia-Speech Specialist, Institute of Head and Neck Oncology Department, Medanta The Medicity hospital, Guragaon, Haryana, India

    Dysphagia-Speech Specialist, Institute of Head and Neck Oncology Department, Medanta The Medicity hospital, Guragaon, Haryana, India

  • Sushila Kataria, Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India


    Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Yathin Mehata, Department of Critical care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Department of Critical care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Vikas Deswal, Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Deartment of Internal Medicine, Medanta The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Manish kumar Singh, Medanta Institute of Education and Research, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India


    Medanta Institute of Education and Research, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

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Published

2020-06-25

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Volume 2 Issue 1

Section

Articles