The pandemic of COVID-19 is seriously challenging the medical organization in many parts of the world. This novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has a specific tropism for the low respiratory airways, but causes severe pneumonia in a low percentage of patients. However, the rapid spread of the ...
The most common causes of viral pneumonia in adults are the influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Several different respiratory viruses cause pneumonia in children, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). While viral pneumonia tend...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, c...
Also known as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or in the patient community, long COVID or long-term COVID, the term generally refers to symptoms that develop during or after acute COVID-19 illness, continue for four or more weeks, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosi...
Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lungs that causes the alveoli in one or both lungs to fill with pus and fluids. This results in lung consolidation (wherein the alveolar spaces are filled with fluid instead of air) and interferes with gas exchange.
COVID-19 can be associated with neurological complications. Here the authors show that markers of brain injury, but not immune markers, are elevated in the blood of patients with COVID-19 both early and months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly in those with brain dysfunction or neurologi...
Predictors of a Severe Course and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia Introduction: Severe and critical forms of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Numerous research studies have been condu... V Blagoeva,V Hodzhev,R Dimova,... - 《Folia...
The private Pneumonia Vaccination Service for people aged 18 and over.^ Although, please note, you’re eligible for a free pneumonia vaccination from the NHS if you’re over 65, and may also be eligible if you’re under 65 and have a long-term health condition The private COVID-19 Vacci...
Pneumonia:This is somewhat less common, occurring in 3%–16% of infants born to mothers who have untreated chlamydia. Pneumonia most often occurs four to 12 weeks after delivery and usually begins with a cough and congestion.18 It's important to note that if a mother is treated for chlamydia...
Physicians who diagnose cases of COVID-19 coronavirus illness get a quick sense of whether the patient is on track to develop the deadly form of coronavirus pneumonia. The most common symptoms are fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and flu-like symptoms. ...