Bush Beats Vol-6, No-2, 2020

Hemorrhoid disease is one of the most common anorectal disorders that affect people worldwide.1,2 Hemorrhoids, with a reported prevalence of 4% up to 55% of general population, affect people across all ages, sex, races, and ethnicities.1-3 Although the problem can occur at any age and can affect both men and women, the peak prevalence has been reported between 45 and 65 years of age, with a subsequent decrease after the age of 65 years.4,5 Despite its prevalence and low morbidity, hemorrhoid disease is a significant health care burden with a high impact on quality of life.1

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory viral disease that was first reported during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.1,2 Starting from Dec 8, 2019, several cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology began to be reported in Wuhan, China. In the early stages of this pneumonia, severe acute respiratory infection symptoms occurred, with some patients rapidly developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute respiratory failure, and other serious complications. On Jan 7, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified a novel coronavirus from the throat swab sample of a patient; subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) named it 2019-nCoV.1 The 2019-nCoV is a beta-CoV similar in sequence (80%) with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS- CoV), the coronavirus strain implicated in the 2002 SARS outbreak, but even more closely related to several bat coronaviruses.