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INTRODUCTION: The 21st century has seen the development and reappearance of different exceptionally infectious diseases like extreme intense respiratory disorder (SARS), center east respiratory condition, H1N1 flu, the Ebola, and at present the COVID-19 outbreak. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective observational study . The advantages of the study were economical, easy to create, wide reach, gathers large data, quick interpretation. The questions were circulated to the age group of 18 to 24 years and circulated among 100 undergraduate college students. The sampling method used in our study was simple random sampling .A statistical test was done using a software SPSS. Statistical tests used descriptive analysis and frequency percentage. The method is representative of each output variable pie chart. The association between groups was assessed by Chi Square test where p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: On analyzing the data using spss, 57% were male and 47% were female. 46% felt fever is the symptom of covid 19, 16% felt fatigue is the symptom of covid 19, 7% felt myalgia is symptoms of covid 19 and 31% felt all the options were right. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that the students have adequate knowledge and awareness on covid 19. Furthermore studies can be done with more sample size. Programmes can be conducted to create more awareness.
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COVID-19 disease is caused by coronavirus, a dreadful virus which affected China on December 19 in the city of Wuhan.In humans, these viruses cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to death.Most people infected with this virus have mild to moderate respiratory illness. This dreadful disease is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease,diabetes,chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.The spread of disease is rapid from one country to another.In most of the studies it is being told that the death rates are increasing due to coronavirus.There are no vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat coronavirus. To review the challenges faced by China on covid19. The literature review is planned using a database like pubmed from the years 2015-2020 to know about the challenges faced by China. © 2020 Ubiquity Press. All rights reserved.
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Teledentistry is a blend of communication and dentistry which associates the exchange of information of health, images and treatment outlines in remote areas. Teledentistry has the capability to advance the approach to oral care by delivering oral health care at a reasonable cost in areas where there is reduced access to dental clinics. This is an alternative and innovative method of delivering oral health care. The aim of the study is to evaluate the awareness of teledentistry among undergraduate dental students. A cross sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 100 undergraduate dental students. The questionnaire was circulated through google forms. The results were tabulated and appropriate statistics was done using SPSS software. The questions were separated based on knowledge, attitude and practice. From the results we can conclude 51% are aware of teledentistry;and most of them were introduced to it through workshops in college. 42% know the definition of teledentistry. Students also responded that teledentistry is most useful in the field of 5orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. 81% of the respondents affirm that teledentistry is a good tool to be used during lockdown. Within the limitations of the study, we can conclude that there is a need to increase awareness about the teledentistry among undergraduate students. In the present scenario of Covid 19 pandemic the use of teledentistry can be exploited as the access to dental clinics has decreased. Hence students should be made more aware of teledentistry as it is the need of the hour.