{"title":"Preparing for COVID-19: The lessons from SARS 2003 in Canada","authors":"D. White","doi":"10.22146/apfm.v18i1.216","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"What is Covid-19? \nDefinition: COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. It was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. \nSymptoms: The most common symptoms are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some people may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. \nCourse: Symptoms usually begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing. \nAt risk: Older people, and those with underlying medical problems. People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.22146/apfm.v18i1.216","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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What is Covid-19?
Definition: COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. It was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Symptoms: The most common symptoms are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some people may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea.
Course: Symptoms usually begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing.
At risk: Older people, and those with underlying medical problems. People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.