Clinical features of covid-19
Pauline Vetter, Diem‐Lan Vu, Arnaud G. L’Huillier, Manuel Schibler, Laurent Kaiser, Frédérique Jacquérioz
Abstract
In January 2020, coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the cause of an outbreak of severe pneumonia, now known to be a complication of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). 1 Since then, the spread of covid-19 has increased exponentially, with the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic on 11 March. 2 By 15 April, more than 1 900 000 cases and 123 000 deaths had been reported worldwide.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicOutbreakPneumoniaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusBetacoronavirusMedicineVirologyIntensive care medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicineCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and healthcare impacts