COVID-19: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Transmission, Symptoms.

Crit Care Nurs Q

Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Published: August 2020

COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV2. This virus may lead to asymptomatic cases, mild illness, or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here we describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, transmission, and symptoms of the virus.

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