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COVID-19
Coronavirus refers to a class of viruses that cause conditions such as the common cold, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first appeared in December 2019 in Hubei province, China, and caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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