Virology & Mycology
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0517
ISSN: 2161-0517
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
W. Graham Carlos III, M.D. is a Bicentennial Professor of Medicine serving as the Joseph J. Mamlin Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. He is a practicing Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19 Disease
Author(s): Jamil S* and Carlos WG
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely from a zoonotic source. Transmissibility between humans occurs primarily through droplets and surface contacts. Persons with the virus may shed it while symptomatic or asymptomatic. Although incubation period is up to 12 days, median duration of viral shedding can be up to 20 days. Clinical symptoms vary widely and may be mild (80%), moderate (15%), or severe (5%)... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0517.20.09.184