The Lessons Learned from Previous Coronavirus Infections should be Used to Contain Future Outbreaks

• DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_161_20
• Publication Date: 2021-01-06T07:00:02Z
• Authors: Aynaa Alsharidi; Khalifa Binkhamis
• Keywords: Coronavirus; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause mild-to-moderate common cold disease.[1] However, since the first emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002, coronaviruses got scientists' attention worldwide.[2] Ten years later, another novel human coronavirus infection, named Middle East (MERS-CoV), was reported from Saudi Arabia September 2012.[3] MERS-CoV disease has been linked to an epidemic outbreak not only but also more than 27 countries East, Africa, and South Asia.[4] Since its emergency through March 2020, total number laboratory-confirmed infection cases globally World Health Organization is 2553 with 876 (34.3%) associated deaths.[5] fatality rate alarming signal be prepared for other diseases, which case disease-19 (COVID-19), caused by SARS 2 (CoV-2).[6] COVID-19 run rampant, pandemic still unfolded globally.[7] International health agencies have called many control policies procedures reduce viral transmission risk, including accelerated vaccine development. Nevertheless, could overcome wave, some facing second one.[8] It unclear if such progression epidemiology represents failure applying or due virulent behavior SARS-CoV-2. The strict mitigation measures applied government will, hopefully, keep under decrease infected until over.[9] Arabia's experience previous helped country contain pandemic.[10] For instance, study done Al-Motiri et al. their paper published this issue Journal Nature Science Medicine identified gaps knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) laboratory staff infection.[11] Even KAP gaps, majority participants performed well questions related best practices. In addition, it showed 65.6% had attended training courses about reflected scores. Such us infection. Many hospitals inside Kingdom conducted different mandatory educational seminars employees. ultimately protected our patients surrounding community as well. lessons learned SARS, MERS-CoV, infections should prepare what future holds. We alert any evolving diseases. Invest diagnostic modalities. Exercise rapid response strategies suspected biological threats. Ensure power optimum among all health-care professions health-related crisis.