Epidemiological alert to tackle COVID 19: review of a case in the community of Sanbuenaventura –Latacunga

Abstract

Introduction: Humanity is currently facing a young disease called COVID 19, global health is threatened by contagion and death, its form of asymptomatic presentation is an aggravating condition, highlighting the need to joinforces in science, research and epidemiology.

Objective: Describe a clinical case of a 31-year-old nurse by profession to update knowledge about Covid 19.

Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive study, clinical case presentation related to Covid 19.

Results: The patient is home visited for being contact in their workplace of a patient diagnosed with COVID 19, given the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT -PCR) test being positive. Presenting for two days an initial clinical picture characterized by headache and fever (38.7O C), without other symptoms.

Conclusions: Microbiological findings confirmed the diagnosis of COVID 19, the results of which served as an alertness, to perform effective epidemiological actions and contain disease transmission in the community.