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Article Type: Original Research

Emerging 2019-ncov disease: A narrative review on the personal and social preventive behaviors

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Vahid Ranaei 1 (Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran)
Soudabeh Yarmohammadi 2 (School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Leyla Alizadeh 3 (Department of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran,Iran)
Sakineh Dadipoor 4 (Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran)
Zahra Pilevar 5 (School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran)
Teamur Aghamolaei 6 (Cardiovascular research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran)

Received: 2021-05-21 Accepted : 2021-08-06 Published : 2021-09-01

Keywords: Social distance /, Isolation /, Pandemic /, Disinfection, Coronavirus /,

Abstract :

The zoonotic 2019-nCoV is driving an apparent rapid spread among human populations. Apart from deaths and disabilities, the social and economic downturn of viral spread is inevitable. Currently, there isn't any specific vaccine or treatment and there is an urgent need for early interventions based on available information about the subject. In this review article, after an introduction to 2019-nCoV outbreak and behavioral changes, the role of health care workers, universities, and the government is reviewed. In addition, the personal and social controlling behaviors associated with 2019-nCoV disease are comprehensively discussed. Given that medical teams are expected to treat the patients by working for long hours and scarifying their lives, concurrently, sectors such as government, university and health care workers have a critical role in prevention and control measures. Pandemics require changing of social and personal behaviors regarding socialization, hygiene, etc. Implementation of vigilant controlling measures associated with personal and social behaviors such as timely dissemination of accurate information, early identification, and isolation of people who have 2019-nCoV disease, quarantine, stopping mass gatherings, providing advanced remote medical treatments, and education of personal hygiene seems to be the most efficient interventions to contain the pandemic of 2019-nCoV. Personal and social preventive behaviors suppress the peak and slowdowns the rapid spread of outbreaks until effective drugs and vaccines become available.

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