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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Jadwiga Loj, MD Reviewed 06/2022
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute multi-system respiratory syndrome which was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

  • The disease results from a novel...

DIAGNOSIS

Office-based triage 

TREATMENT

GENERAL MEASURES

ONGOING CARE

  • Anxiety of patients infected with coronavirus and their close contacts, along with the general population, remains high. Reassure those who test positive to monitor their symptoms and to ...

REFERENCES

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Reuters. Rare syndrome tied to COVID-19 kills three children in New York, Cuomo says. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ny-idUSKBN22L0OF. Accessed May 11, 2020.
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ADDITIONAL READING

SEE ALSO

CODES

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • The disease results from a novel virus, newly named coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

  • The syndrome may lead to death, particularly in elderly and immune-compromised individuals.

  • Modeling data ...

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