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Laith Kamel
Bournville and Northfield PCN, Birmingham, UK
Biography
Laith Kamel is associated with the Bournville and Northfield PCN, Birmingham, UK. His special interest lies in the field of infectious disease and public health. He is an active researcher and his recent research are on COVID-19.
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Research Article
Covid-19 in the elderly: Insight into Symptomatology.
Author(s): Ayad Rasheed, Anmar Alharganee* and Laith Kamel
Introduction: Ever since the end of 2019, the SARS-Cov2 virus started to emerge in Wuhan/ China and theories suggested a possible zoonotic transmission to human beings. Older people were considered to be the most afflicted by Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. Serious measures had been taken to mitigate the contagiousness of this virus especially in this age group, most of whom, presented with atypical symptoms. Methods: In this study we retrospectively studied the symptomatology of the disease in 79 subjects within the same care-home within a three-month period, (March-June 2020). Results: Within the total number of participants we were able to confirm the diagnosis of Covid-19 in 40 patients. Symptoms were mainly cough, shortness of breath and fatigue. Surprisingly, the rise in temperature was only a presenting symptom.. View more»