Editors: Alfred J. Lawrence, Tahmeena Khan

COVID-19: Origin, Impact and Management (Part 1)

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ISBN: 978-981-5123-89-0 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5123-88-3 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2023
DOI: 10.2174/97898151238831230101

Introduction

COVID-19 has spread like wildfire across the globe since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, hampering quality of life at multiple levels and causing many deaths. Many aspects of the human experience have been affected, with a body of research being published on its effects on psychological and physical well being, loss of jobs, pay cuts, education, and unpaid caregiving. New findings on these aspects are still emerging as we learn more about the consequences of the pandemic.

This book is intended as a simple summary of recent findings about COVID-19 for academicians and students from science, humanities and commerce backgrounds to understand the pandemic from a microscopic view and how it has touched our lives at different levels.

A collection of topics is presented and explored through chapters dedicated to niche topics on COVID-19. Each chapter is authored by expert scientists, academicians and scholars from leading institutions in India.

The key features of this book set are:

- Interdisciplinary content, making it useful for readers from different academic streams

- A blend of basic and applied research in biology, medicine and social science

- A focus on findings from India

- Updated References for advanced readers

This collection of topics is invaluable for researchers and working professionals in industry and academia as well as general readers who want a broad, insightful perspective on COVID-19.

Audience: Researchers, students, academicians, general readers who want to understand niche topics related to COVID-19

Preface

Since the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, the viral disease has spread like wildfire across the entire globe, hampering the quality of human life at multiple levels and causing irretrievable loss of human life. There are many aspects like psychological well-being, loss of jobs, pay cuts, loss of education and unpaid caregiving, emerging as other important consequences of the pandemic. As educators, we need to educate and provide our students with first-hand information about the ongoing crisis. This innovative book is intended to cater to scientists, academicians and students from science, humanities and commerce backgrounds to understand the pandemic from a microscopic view and how it has touched our lives at different levels. The unique special point of this book is its interdisciplinary nature making it useful for people belonging to different academic streams. A collection of topics has been explored through dedicated chapters authored by expert scientists, academicians and research scholars from leading and premier institutions. The chapters range from the very origination of the virus and factors that may facilitate its spread, like air pollution, along with the impact on nutritional, mental, psychological, and educational aspects. Mortality was not only caused by the virus, but problems like domestic violence, job cuts and suicides due to financial crunch also caused loss of lives, and these aspects are being explored by experts. The book would also provide the necessary information about the management strategies to deal with the peril caused by the COVID pandemonium. Another interesting feature of the book is the inclusion of case studies conducted with different groups like women and children to know how their lives were impacted by the pandemic and how they are coping with the situation. Another distinguishing point of the book is that the majority of the authors are women belonging to different educational backgrounds and reputed academic and research institutions. The book will prove to be of use not only to degree students and academicians but will also provide topics of interest to the common person looking to gain survey-based information on the pandemic.

Alfred J. Lawrence
Department of Chemistry
Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow
India

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Tahmeena Khan
Department of Chemistry
Integral University
Lucknow
India