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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 Rutledgereviewed this
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Is a type of:Coronavirus
How long it usually lasts:
Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)
How common is it?
Common
Common | Extremely rare | Very rare | Rare | Common | Very common |
| Baby0-2 | |||||
| Preteen6-13 | |||||
| Teenager14-18 | |||||
| Young adult19-40 | |||||
| Middle-aged adult41-60 |
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