an essay on Covid -19 in 150 words
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It has since spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic.
Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)
Other names
The coronavirus
2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease
Novel coronavirus pneumonia[1][2]
Severe pneumonia with novel pathogens[3]
Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.jpg
False-color transmission electron microscope image of coronavirus
Pronunciation
/kəˈroʊnəˌvaɪrəs dɪˈziːz/
/ˌkoʊvɪdnaɪnˈtiːn, ˌkɒvɪd-/[4]
Specialty
Infectious disease
Symptoms
Fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell; sometimes no symptoms at all[5][6]
Complications
Pneumonia, Viral sepsis, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Kidney failure, Cytokine release syndrome, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary fibrosis, Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, Chronic Covid Syndrome
Usual onset
2–14 days (typically 5) from infection
Duration
5 days to 10+ months known
Causes
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Diagnostic method
rRT-PCR testing, CT scan
Prevention
Hand washing, face coverings, quarantine, physical/social distancing[7]
Treatment
Symptomatic and supportive
Frequency
85,653,549[8] confirmed cases
Deaths
1,853,133[8]
Symptoms of COVID-19 are variable,