Letter to Editor
Year 2020,
Volume: 42 Issue: 4, 526 - 527, 31.12.2020
Abstract
After the autopsy, the patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 disease and his death was because the complications of the disease which more essential was the thrombosis in the pulmonary vessels.
The doctor was protecting himself by all the protecting equipment from gown, face mask and gloves but after few days, his test of COVID-19 with PCR came positive and he is now under treatment in the isolation.
The ability of the virus to be alive even after the death of patients for more than 12 hours and still infectious is an indicator of the severity and the aggressiveness of the virus. It is probable to still infectious up to 24 hours that make the reconsideration of the burning or burying of the bodies after death is important and should be handled with special ways and cautions.
The doctor was protecting himself by all the protecting equipment from gown, face mask and gloves but after few days, his test of COVID-19 with PCR came positive and he is now under treatment in the isolation.
The ability of the virus to be alive even after the death of patients for more than 12 hours and still infectious is an indicator of the severity and the aggressiveness of the virus. It is probable to still infectious up to 24 hours that make the reconsideration of the burning or burying of the bodies after death is important and should be handled with special ways and cautions.
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References
- Iraqi Ministry of Health, Daily updates on COVID-19: for press release. 2020 (https://moh.gov.iq/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14438)
- Tian, Sufang, et al. "Pathological study of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through postmortem core biopsies." Modern Pathology (2020): 1-8.
- Wichmann, Dominic, et al. "Autopsy findings and venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study." Annals of Internal Medicine (2020).
- Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R., et al. "Guidance for cardiac electrophysiology during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the heart rhythm Society COVID-19 Task force; electrophysiology section of the American College of cardiology; and the electrocardiography and arrhythmias Committee of the Council on clinical cardiology, American heart association." Heart Rhythm (2020).
Year 2020,
Volume: 42 Issue: 4, 526 - 527, 31.12.2020
Abstract
References
- Iraqi Ministry of Health, Daily updates on COVID-19: for press release. 2020 (https://moh.gov.iq/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14438)
- Tian, Sufang, et al. "Pathological study of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through postmortem core biopsies." Modern Pathology (2020): 1-8.
- Wichmann, Dominic, et al. "Autopsy findings and venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study." Annals of Internal Medicine (2020).
- Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R., et al. "Guidance for cardiac electrophysiology during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the heart rhythm Society COVID-19 Task force; electrophysiology section of the American College of cardiology; and the electrocardiography and arrhythmias Committee of the Council on clinical cardiology, American heart association." Heart Rhythm (2020).
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Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Health Care Administration |
| Journal Section | Letters to the Editor |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | December 31, 2020 |
| Acceptance Date | December 20, 2020 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2020Volume: 42 Issue: 4 |