COVID-19

Also known as coronavirus disease 2019, nCOVD-19, 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Wuhan respiratory syndrome, severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 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 World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency; they declared the end of the emergency in May 2023.

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COVID-19, officially named coronavirus disease 2019, is an emerging communicable disease and atypical pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2. It was discovered in Wuhan in 2019. The illness is a zoonosis and viral pneumonia that can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome and thrombosis. Transmission occurs through airborne transmission and droplet infection.

Symptoms include cough, fever, respiratory failure, and headache. The incubation period in humans ranges from a minimal two days to a maximal twenty-seven days. Medical examination may involve reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, ELISA, computed tomography, or polymerase chain reaction. Possible treatments include symptomatic treatment, antiviral drugs, oxygen therapy, and immunotherapy. The case fatality rate is 0.023. Significant persons associated with the disease include Zhang Jixian and Zhong Nanshan.

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Vinony's link graph records 21,324 inbound references to COVID-19, and connects out to SARSr-CoV, dyspnea and pulmonary alveolus.

It is catalogued under topics including Coronavirus-associated diseases, COVID-19 and Occupational safety and health.

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Key facts

Medical condition.name: Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)
Medical condition.synonyms: COVID, (the) coronavirus
Medical condition.image: Fphar-11-00937-g001.jpg
Medical condition.image_size: 310px
Medical condition.specialty: Infectious disease
Medical condition.symptoms: Fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, vomiting, loss of taste or smell; some cases asymptomatic
Medical condition.complications: Pneumonia, sepsis, ARDS, kidney failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, CKS, MIS-C, long COVID, brain damage
Medical condition.onset: 2–14 days (typically 5)after infection
Medical condition.duration: 5 days to chronic
Medical condition.cause: SARS-CoV-2
Medical condition.diagnosis: RTPCR testing, CT scan, rapid antigen test
Medical condition.prevention: Vaccination, face coverings, quarantine, social distancing, ventilation, hand washing
Medical condition.treatment: Symptomatic and supportive
Medical condition.frequency: confirmed cases (true case count is expected to be much higher)

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Research

513,119 papers

Recent Developments on Therapeutic and Diagnostic Approaches for COVID-19.ReviewThe AAPS journal · 2021Majumder J, Minko TDOI: 10.1208/s12248-020-00532-2
COVID-19 diagnosis -A review of current methods.ReviewBiosensors & bioelectronics · 2021Yüce M, Filiztekin E, Özkaya KGDOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112752
COVID-19 pandemic: from origins to outcomes. A comprehensive review of viral pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and management.ReviewLe infezioni in medicina · 2021Ochani R, Asad A, Yasmin F et al.
Resolution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).ReviewExpert review of anti-infective therapy · 2020Habas K, Nganwuchu C, Shahzad F et al.DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1797487
COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention.ReviewViruses · 2021Sharma A, Ahmad Farouk I, Lal SKDOI: 10.3390/v13020202
Origin, transmission, diagnosis and management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).ReviewPostgraduate medical journal · 2020Umakanthan S, Sahu P, Ranade AV et al.DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138234
Tools and Techniques for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/COVID-19 Detection.ReviewClinical microbiology reviews · 2021Safiabadi Tali SH, LeBlanc JJ, Sadiq Z et al.DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00228-20
COVID-19: Progress in diagnostics, therapy and vaccination.ReviewTheranostics · 2020Liu X, Liu C, Liu G et al.DOI: 10.7150/thno.47987

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: مرض فيروس كورونا
Image: Fphar-11-00937-g001.jpg
Number of deaths: 6250843

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maximal incubation period in humans: 27
described at URL: koronavirus.gov.hu
minimal incubation period in humans: 2
time of discovery or invention: 2019-12-00
hashtag: coronavirus
Commons category: COVID-19
short name: کووِڈ-19
case fatality rate: 0.023
number of cases: 517116168
basic reproduction number: 5.7
NCI Thesaurus ID: C171133
number of recoveries: 471603183
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0080600
social media followers: 357740
P8168: Q1089827
Stack Exchange tag: sports.stackexchange.com/tags/covid-19

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Encyclopedic overview

65 sections

Contents

Nomenclature
Signs and symptoms
Complications
Cause
Transmission
Virology
SARS-CoV-2 variants
Pathophysiology
Respiratory tract
Nervous system
Gastrointestinal tract
Cardiovascular system
Kidneys
Immunopathology
Viral and host factors
Virus proteins
Host factors
Host cytokine response
Pregnancy response
Diagnosis
Viral testing
Imaging
Coding
Pathology
Prevention
Vaccine
Face masks and respiratory hygiene
Indoor ventilation and avoiding crowded indoor spaces
Hand-washing and hygiene
Social distancing
Surface cleaning
Self-isolation
International travel-related control measures
Treatment
Prognosis and risk factors
Genetic risk factors
Blood group
Children
Long-term effects
Immunity
Mortality
Case fatality rate
Infection fatality rate
Estimates
Earlier estimates of IFR
Sex differences
Ethnic differences
Comorbidities
History
Misinformation
Other species
Research
Transmission and prevention research
Treatment-related research
Cytokine storm
Passive antibodies
Bioethics
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Health agencies
Directories
Medical journals
Treatment guidelines

The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to 14 days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and dying. Some people experience persistent symptoms (long COVID), for months or years after infection, including fatigue, cognitive issues and shortness of breath. Damage to organs has been observed in a subset.

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