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What Is Killing Covid-19 Patients
Viral pneumonia is the most common reason why patients are dying from this virus. Respiratory failure ( ARDS ) is a really hard problem to fix.
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- What Is Covid 19It is the disease caused by this particular Corona virus. Covid-19 stands for Corona virus Disease 2019.
- What Other Coronaviruses Are ThereThere are about four viruses in that family of coronaviruses that causes the common cold.
- How Do You Get SARS-CoV-2Most people would get it through their nose and throat. So somebody is sick, and they sneeze or cough, and all that virus gets fired into the air.
- What Is Fecal-oral TransmissionFecal-oral transmission is a real thing, and that's how a lot of diseases get transmitted because someone goes to poop, and then a tiny microscopic amount of…
- Could Someone Cough and Pass the Virus Onto MeYeah, that's exactly the concern, and that's why right now the recommendation is social distancing. Stay away from people.
- When Should We Get Tested for Covid19If you do not have symptoms, you should not go testing. There's nothing to test.
- Why Are We Holding Off on Testing EveryoneWhile the tests are not yet widely available, we want to preserve the tests for healthcare workers who need them first.
- What Are the Good News About Covid19Young people can get very sick from it, but it looks like this virus is most deadly to the elderly.
- What Did This Won't Hurt a Bit Say About Steroids and COVID-19?On a March 2020 episode of This Won't Hurt a Bit, Dr. Mel Herbert and Dr.
- What Is Social DistancingAn attempt to stay away from mass gatherings and lots of people so we can limit the spread and the rate of the spread of the virus.
- What Does That Mean to 'flatten the Curve' of InfectionInstead of getting a really sharp influx of newly infected patients, we are trying to slow down the spread in a more predictable, manageable way.
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