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=== Natural History === | === Natural History === | ||
* The clinical course of the disease consists of three major patterns:<ref name="HeymannShindo2020">{{cite journal|last1=Heymann|first1=David L|last2=Shindo|first2=Nahoko|title=COVID-19: what is next for public health?|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10224|year=2020|pages=542–545|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30374-3}}</ref> | * The clinical course of the [[disease]] consists of three major patterns:<ref name="HeymannShindo2020">{{cite journal|last1=Heymann|first1=David L|last2=Shindo|first2=Nahoko|title=COVID-19: what is next for public health?|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10224|year=2020|pages=542–545|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30374-3}}</ref> | ||
*# Mild illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms | *# Mild [[illness]] with [[upper respiratory tract]] presenting [[Symptom|symptoms]] | ||
*# Non-life-threatening pneumonia | *# Non-life-threatening [[pneumonia]] | ||
*# Severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that begins with mild symptoms for 7 - 8 days and progressing to rapid deterioration and ARDS requiring advanced life support | *# Severe [[pneumonia]] with [[Acute respiratory distress syndrome|acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)]] that begins with mild [[Symptom|symptoms]] for 7 - 8 days and progressing to rapid deterioration and [[Acute respiratory distress syndrome|ARDS]] requiring [[advanced life support]] | ||
*In symptomatic patients, the clinical features of the disease usually start within a week, consisting of fever, cough, nasal congestion, fatigue, and other signs of upper respiratory tract infections.<br /> | *In [[symptomatic]] [[Patient|patients]], the clinical features of the [[disease]] usually start within a week, consisting of [[fever]], [[cough]], [[nasal congestion]], [[fatigue]], and other [[Medical sign|signs]] of [[Upper respiratory tract infection|upper respiratory tract infections]].<br /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The clinical course of the disease consists of three major patterns:[1]
- Mild illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms
- Non-life-threatening pneumonia
- Severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that begins with mild symptoms for 7 - 8 days and progressing to rapid deterioration and ARDS requiring advanced life support
- In symptomatic patients, the clinical features of the disease usually start within a week, consisting of fever, cough, nasal congestion, fatigue, and other signs of upper respiratory tract infections.
References
- ↑ Heymann, David L; Shindo, Nahoko (2020). "COVID-19: what is next for public health?". The Lancet. 395 (10224): 542–545. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30374-3. ISSN 0140-6736.