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Contents
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Background
1.1
Microbiology
1.2
Epidemiology
2
Clinical Presentation
3
Management
Background
Microbiology
Coronavirus related to
SARS-CoV
Epidemiology
First cases detected Dec 2019 related to likely exposure in wet market in Wuhan, Hubei, China
Declared pandemic by WHO in 2020
Clinical Presentation
Incubation period 4-5 days on average, possibly as long as 14 days in some cases
Main presenting symptoms were fever and cough
Other symptoms include dyspnea, rhinorrhea, vomiting, diarrhea
Management
Primarily supportive
Investigational therapeutics include
tocilizumab
,
lopinavir/ritonavir
, and
chloroquine
References
^
Louise Lansbury, Benjamin Lim, Vadsala Baskaran, Wei Shen Lim. Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of Infection
. 2020;81(2):266-275.
doi
:
10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.046
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