COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Starting in January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, the... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, vomiting, loss of taste or smell, some cases asymptomatic
• Complications:  Pneumonia, sepsis, ARDS, kidney failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, CKS, MIS-C, long COVID, brain damage
• Usual onset:  2–14 days (typically 5), after infection
• Duration:  5 days to chronic
• Causes:  SARS-CoV-2
• Diagnostic method:  RTPCR testing, CT scan, rapid antigen test
• Prevention:  Vaccination, face coverings, quarantine, social distancing, ventilation, hand washing
• Treatment:  Symptomatic and supportive
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo