COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December... Wikipedia
- Symptoms: Fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, vomiting, loss of taste or smell, some cases asymptomatic
- Complications: Pneumonia, viral sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, kidney failure, cytokine release syndrome, respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, long COVID
- Usual onset: 2–14 days (typically 5) from infection
- Duration: 5 days to chronic
- Causes: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Diagnostic method: rRTPCR testing, CT scan, Rapid antigen test
- Prevention: Vaccination, face coverings, quarantine, physical/social distancing, ventilation, hand washing
- Treatment: Symptomatic and supportive
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