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4 days ago · Overview. Based on the current evidence, a person with any of the conditions listed below is more likely to get very sick from COVID-19. This means that a person with one or more of these conditions who gets very sick from COVID-19 (has severe illness from COVID-19) is more likely to: Be hospitalized.
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Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among...
- COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, refers to a...
- Diabetes
CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation provides the latest...
- Thalassemia
Thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to...
- Smoking and Tobacco Use
Learn about the impact of smoking and tobacco use on the...
- Disability and Health Overview
COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Medicare...
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3 days ago · COVID-19, highly contagious respiratory illness, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. There is no cure for COVID-19, but individuals can be protected against severe illness through vaccination. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19.
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19 hours ago · Vomiting and other gastrointestinal symptoms (like nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain) may be early signs of COVID-19 and may precede the respiratory symptoms of COVID by one or more days. Though the symptoms tend to last from a few days to a week in people with mild COVID-19, they can sometimes recur for months in people with long COVID.
3 days ago · Studies have shown that people may be contagious for about two days before developing COVID-19 symptoms. In fact, right before developing symptoms is when people are likely the most contagious, said Dr. Werner Bischoff, an infectious disease specialist at Wake Forest University.
4 days ago · This family of viruses infects a wide range of vertebrates, most notably mammals and birds, and are considered to be a major cause of viral respiratory infections worldwide. 3,4 With the recent detection of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and the resultant disease that has been given the name, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there ...
4 days ago · As of March 2024, it’s estimated that about 17% of patients who get COVID-19 will go on to develop post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, the medical term for Long COVID. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that Long COVID disproportionately affects women, and individuals between the ages of 40 and 49 have the ...
4 days ago · People experiencing COVID rebound after treatment can be contagious. Experts warn that people who have COVID rebound without symptoms may also be contagious and not realize it.
