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Covide-19

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GROUP MEMBER :
- AIMEN HADJELA
-KHOULOUD MIHOUBI
-KARAWAN MALAM
-ABIR KORAICHI
-TAHA AMINE HOGGAS
  Introduction :
In the last months ,after the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection
(covid-19) on 31 december 2019 among humans in wuhan (china) ,an
increasing amount of information and concerns are impacting on global
mentalhealth ,never-theless,the burden of this infection on the global
mental health is currently neglected even if it may challenge patients
,general population , as well as policy makers and health organization
and teams .The city of wuhan in china is the spotlight since 31 december
2019 .chinese health authorities have employed rapid public
healthmeasures , including intensive surveillance , epide-miological
investigation and the closure of the markets .The new corona virus was
named (2019c.v) the genetic sequances of SARS-COV-2 has been
officially recognized by world health organization , and this has led to the
develop .The first cases of this pendemic were men , less than half of
them reporting had underluing diseases including diabetes ,
hypertension and cardiovascular disease . common symptons the onset
of liness were fever , cough and myalgia or fatigue less common
symptoms were sputum production headache hempotysis and
s=diarrhea . complication included acute respiratory distress syndrome ,
acute cardiac injury and secondary bacterial infection .The ammount of
information about the new coronavirus is increasing daily and more data
on transmission and its route reservoirs , incbation period , symptoms
and clinical outcomes , including survival rates collected around the
world .

 COVID-19 consequances for mental health :

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health
services in 93 of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health
is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. Even if the impact of this
epidemic on global mental health is not registered and measured, similar
informationmay be derives by previous experiences with corona virus
infections. since the Chinese government is undergoing one of the
biggest lockdowns in public health history and security measures mostly
may be iso-lating large segments of the population. Isolation may be
previous experiences with an increase of mental dis-tress during these
events have been described fold increase in incidence of functional
neurological symptom disorder has been reported after the city-wide
lockdown following the boston marathon bombings care providers must
be aware of functional neurological symp-ton disorders after stressful
community events particu-larly in individuals with prior psychiatric
diagnoses. Mental health support and follow-up should be pro-vided
even 6 months after the release from isolation for those individuals with
prior vulnerable mental health sta-tus support should include accurate
information as well as appropriate supplies for the subjects, including
food, clothes and accommodation, if needed.
Community psychological interventions and support might have some
effects in reducing PTSD symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms
in adults during these stressful events. More evidence-base research is
needed, particularly on the impact of these interventions in chil-dren and
adolescents over longer periods of follow-up. The common long-term
COVID-19 symptoms include:
Shortness of breath. A lingering cough. Chest pain and heart palpitation
dizziness and lightheadedness. Fatigue with limited ability to exercise or
even perform activities of daily living. Joint and muscle pain. Loss of
taste and smell. Sleep disturbances with insomnia.

 Conclusion :
The economic and scoial disruption caused by the pendamic si
devastating :tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme
poverty, while the number of undernourished people , currently estimated
at nearly 690 millions , could increase by up to 132 million by the end of
the year .. A worldwide inclusive reponse should include a focus on
mental health impact of patients and general population