What is COVID-19? What ar its symptoms?
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All you need to know about COVID-19
Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP — Written by Kathleen Davis, FNP — Updated on May 20, 2020
Symptoms
At risk groups
Pregnancy and babies
Incubation period
How it spreads
Prevention
What to do
Is there a cure?
Outlook
Summary
This article was updated on May 21, 2020
COVID-19 is a highly contagious infectious disease that the newly identified virus SARS-CoV-2 causes. SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the family of viruses known as coronaviruses.
In the majority of people who develop it, COVID-19 causes a mild respiratory illness similar to influenza. In some individuals, however, it can lead to a severe respiratory condition that requires hospitalization.
People can be without symptoms, or asymptomatic, despite having a SARS-CoV-2 infection. This means that they can still spread the virus to others even though they do not feel unwell. This makes COVID-19 potentially dangerous, as it is highly infectious.
At this time, there is no cure for COVID-19. However, people can protect themselves and help prevent the spread of this so-called novel coronavirus by:
frequently washing their hands
not touching their face
avoiding close contact with people who are sick
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it is type of dangerous virus