| Topic: | Reply to "N V" Unlike flu, 20 per cent of patients require hospitalisation | |
| Posted by: | Mark Julian Raymond | |
| Date/Time: | 07/03/20 02:08:00 |
| "N V" Covid-19 in its mild form which is what 80 per cent of patients experience is described as "flu-like", where the difference with "flu" kicks in is that the remaining 20 per cent of Covid-19 patients require hospitalization. Quote:" Based on all 72,314 cases of COVID-19 confirmed, suspected, and asymptomatic cases in China as of February 11, a paper by the Chinese CCDC released on February 17 and published in the Chinese Journal of Epidemiology has found that: 80.9% of infections are mild (with flu-like symptoms) and can recover at home. 13.8% are severe, developing severe diseases including pneumonia and shortness of breath. 4.7% as critical and can include: respiratory failure, septic shock, and multi-organ failure. in about 2% of reported cases the virus is fatal. Risk of death increases the older you are. Relatively few cases are seen among children. Based on all 72,314 cases of COVID-19 confirmed, suspected, and asymptomatic cases in China as of February 11, a paper by the Chinese CCDC released on February 17 and published in the Chinese Journal of Epidemiology has found that: 80.9% of infections are mild (with flu-like symptoms) and can recover at home. 13.8% are severe, developing severe diseases including pneumonia and shortness of breath. 4.7% as critical and can include: respiratory failure, septic shock, and multi-organ failure. in about 2% of reported cases the virus is fatal. Risk of death increases the older you are. Relatively few cases are seen among children." This is very different to flu |