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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sabawoon Mirwais, M.B.B.S, M.D.[2]
Overview
The history of coronavirus infection includes exposure to an infected animal or human. Patients report flu like symptoms in the initial stages. Infected people can also report upper respiratory symptoms. Common symptoms of coronavirus infection include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The incubation period can vary depending on the infection. The mean incubation period for 2019-nCoV has been set to be 5.2 days.
History and Symptoms
History
- The history of coronavirus infection includes exposure to an infected animal or human.
- Patients report flu like symptoms in the initial stages.
- Infected people can also report upper respiratory symptoms.
- The most important part of taking history is establishing patient exposure to the source of the infection.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of coronavirus infection include:
Less Common Symptoms
- Diarrhea[2][3]
- Hemoptysis[2]
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Headache[4]
- Feeling of discomfort
- Confusion[5]
- Sore throat
- Rhinorrhea
- Chest pain
Incubation Period
- The incubation period can vary depending on the infection.
- The incubation periods for coronavirus infections are given below:
SARS
- The symptoms (cough) of SARS start to appear after 2 - 7 days.[6]
- The incubation period ranges from 12 to 18 days.[7]
MERS
- The symptoms of MERS start to appear approximately 5 or 6 days after exposure to the source of infection.[8]
- The incubation period can range from 2 - 14 days.
COVID-19
- The mean incubation period of COVID-19 has been set to be 5.2 days.[9]
References
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- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/about/symptoms.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/sars/about/index.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, Ren L, Zhao J, Hu Y, Zhang L, Fan G, Xu J, Gu X, Cheng Z, Yu T, Xia J, Wei Y, Wu W, Xie X, Yin W, Li H, Liu M, Xiao Y, Gao H, Guo L, Xie J, Wang G, Jiang R, Gao Z, Jin Q, Wang J, Cao B (January 2020). "Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China". Lancet. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5. PMID 31986264.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.cdc.gov/sars/about/fs-SARS.pdf. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Wong TW, Tam W (August 2004). "Estimating SARS incubation period". Emerging Infect. Dis. 10 (8): 1503–4, author reply 1504. doi:10.3201/eid1008.040284. PMC 3320416. PMID 15503397.
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