Volume 6, Issue 2

· pp. 18–30 · 5 articles

In this issue

Forum Article
Fecal-Oral Transmission of COVID-19 in India
Allyson Goff, Akram Ahmad, Isha Patel
pp. 18–19 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.2.6 · Published
Although the spread of COVID-19 through droplets, surface contact and aerosolized transmission has been well-publicized, the fecal-oral route is yet another identified method of transmission. According to a meta-analysis…
Forum Article
To Suppress or to Mitigate COVID-19: That is the Question
Anam Khan, Allyson Goff, Akram Ahmad, Isha Patel
pp. 20–21 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.2.7 · Published
In India, public health experts have been debating the most effective way of combating COVID-19 (or SARS-COV-2 virus) while balancing the amount of lives lost and trying to preserve the economy. This virus is particularl…

Review
Union Therapy-An Urgent Need to Health Care for Covid and Future Threats
Kanishk Kala, Rupinder Kaur Sodhi
pp. 22–24 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.2.8 · Published
Human suffering through infections is inevitable. History has witnessed drastic negative impacts of infectious plagues which were primarily managed through prayers and latter through medicines. In spite of high technolog…

Article
Could Lockdown Really Lockdown Covid-19 Spread: A Data-based Analysis in India
Sanjo Saijan, Aby Paul, Joel Joby, Jeeva Joseph, Stelvin Sebastian, Jobin Kunjumon Vilapurathu
pp. 25–28 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.2.9 · Published
Objective:To compare the impact of lockdown in Maharashtra, Kerala and United States. Methodology:We conducted a prospective observational study in order to assess and compare the impact of lockdown between Kerala, Mahar…

Article
Ferrous Sulphate-Induced Black Color Discoloration of Teeth: A Case Report
Kala Bahadur Rawal, H.N. Girish, Andrew G.J, S. Anusha, Min Bahadur Luhar
pp. 29–30 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.2.10 · Published
Introduction:Several medications will lead to dental discoloration. Black color teeth discoloration is due to iron ferric salts and more commonly ferric sulfide and the exact mechanism for tooth staining due to iron salt…