What does COVID-19 do to the body?
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19, and that is spreading throughout the world is causing panic in almost all countries. With a death rate ranging from 1% to 2% in young patients but about 5%-8% in elderly and sick patients, it is capable of ravaging multiple organ systems in the human body.
A recent study of the virus published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine in March 2020 reveals the rapid reproduction of the virus within the upper respiratory tract and efficient viral shedding from the sputum. Sputum continued to reflect the presence of the virus almost two weeks after clinical recovery. The disease can spread before the onset of symptoms, during the symptomatic period, and even after recovery.
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