Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania

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dc.creatorAbraham, Zephania S.
dc.date2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T14:01:40Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T14:01:40Z
dc.descriptionFull Text Article available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-z
dc.descriptionCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains to be a global pandemic and cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Since the mode of transmission of the virus from one person to another is through respiratory droplets, saliva, and fomites, otorhinolaryngologists are highly exposed to COVID-19 while executing their daily functions. Examination of anatomic sites like the nose and throat exposes the otorhinolaryngologist to possible contact with bodily fluids from the patient. Such examination also requires maintenance of close contact with the patient further increasing the exposure risk. Despite the heightened odds of contracting COVID-19 infection during their routine practice, otorhinolaryngologists in Tanzania have continued managing patients while adhering to the available local guidelines aimed at protecting themselves and also the patients from COVID-19. The aim of this letter it to oversee the current status of otorhinolaryngology services in Tanzania during this era of COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.identifierAbraham, Z. S. (2021). Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 1-3.
dc.identifierDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3039
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease-2019
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subjectOtorhinolaryngology
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectCorona
dc.subjectLaryngectomy
dc.titleOtorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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