Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Other names COVID, (the) coronavirus COVID-19 symptoms Pronunciation Medical specialty Infectious disease Symptoms Fever , cough , tiredness (fatigue ), shortness of breath, vomiting , loss of taste or smell ; sometimes without any symptoms [ 1] [ 2] Complications Pneumonia , viral sepsis , acute respiratory distress syndrome , kidney failure , cytokine release syndrome , respiratory failure , pulmonary fibrosis , pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome , chronic COVID syndrome Usual onset 2-14 days (typically 5) from infection Duration 5 days to 10+ months known Causes SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic method rRT-PCR testing , CT scan , Rapid antigen test Prevention Face coverings, quarantine , physical/social distancing , ventilation, hand washing,[ 3] vaccination [ 4] Treatment Symptomatic and supportive Frequency 776,695,852 confirmed cases Deaths 7,072,496
Coronavirus disease 2019 or (COVID-19 ) is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 .[ 5] This virus is kind of like the older SARS virus .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The virus SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 9] [ 10] People who catch COVID-19 may get a fever , dry cough , fatigue, (extreme tiredness) loss of taste or smell , or trouble breathing . Sore throat , runny nose , and cough are also common.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 9] COVID-19 has killed more than six million people around the world.[ 14]
5 to 50 percent of people who get the disease, COVID-19, will get Long COVID .[ 15]
The COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, goes from one person to another by droplets . It can also go from one person to another by small airborne particles . Droplets and particles are made when a person breathes , sneezes , or talks .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
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