Common symptoms include a fever, cough, and shortness of breath, according to the CDC.
According to Johns Hopkins University, almost 1 million cases have been confirmed worldwide, 47,522 people have died, and at least 195,929 have recovered.as of early March 27. More than 921,000 people have been afflicted, over 192,000 of whom have recovered and over 46,200 of whom have died.
Most studies have focused on severely ill patients, but as 80 percent will have a mild form of the disease it is important to pinpoint their symptoms so those who aren't sick enough for hospitalization can self-quarantine, the authors said. Mild"The longer disease course in patients with digestive symptoms might reflect a higher viral burden in these patients in comparison to those with only respiratory symptoms," the authors wrote.
The team highlighted the sample size of their paper was relatively small, and larger studies need to be conducted to explore digestive symptoms in mild"This study does not directly confirm that viral particles in stool are infectious and capable of disease transmission, but our results offer more evidence that-19 can present with digestive symptoms, that the virus is found in the stool of patients with diarrhea, and presents more indirect support of possible fecal transmission.
He said the study suggests the"gastrointestinal infection and fecal-oral spread are much more important inPointing out the limitations, Haas said he and his epidemiologist colleagues who also reviewed the study said there were"minor flaws," such as an imbalance in the variables, for instance in gender, age, and symptoms which may bias some findings.
Haas said the work"obviously further supports the recommendation of frequent hand washing, using handNoro
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