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Patient Education - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Overview (The Basics) - UpToDate by Jovie Anne Cabangal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides information about COVID-19 including what it is, how it spreads, its symptoms, testing and treatment. It discusses that COVID-19 is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. It spreads mainly person to person and through respiratory droplets. Common symptoms include fever, cough and trouble breathing. There is no specific treatment but most cases are mild and can recover at home with rest. Severe cases may require hospitalization.
- Author
- Jovie Anne Cabangal
- Language
- EN