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Details About Corona virus disease

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A  coronavirus disease  ( COVID   / ˈ k oʊ v ɪ d ,   ˈ k ɒ v ɪ d / ), [3] [4] [5]   coronavirus respiratory syndrome ,  coronavirus pneumonia ,  coronavirus flu , or any other variant, is a disease caused by members of the  coronavirus  (CoV) family. Coronaviruses cause different coronavirus diseases including  severe acute respiratory syndrome  (SARS),  Middle East respiratory syndrome  (MERS), [6]  and  coronavirus disease 2019  (COVID-19). [7]  Some strains of coronaviruses can also cause the  common cold . [8] [9] [10] [11] The  2019–20 coronavirus outbreak , caused by  COVID-19 , was declared a  pandemic  by the  World Health Organization  (WHO) on 11 March 2020. [12]   Local transmission  of the disease has been recorded in many countries across all six  WHO regions . [13]  COVID-19 is caused by the  SARS-CoV-2  coronavirus. [7] ...

Details about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Coronavirus disease 2019  ( COVID-19 ) is an  infectious disease  caused by  severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2  (SARS-CoV-2). [9]  It was first identified in December 2019 in  Wuhan ,  Hubei , China, and has resulted in  an ongoing pandemic . [10] [11]  The first confirmed case has been traced back to 17 November 2019 in Hubei. [12]  As of 31 July 2020,  more than 17.2   million cases  have been reported across 188 countries and territories, resulting in  more than 673,000 deaths . More than 10.1   million people have recovered. [8] Common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, and  loss of smell  and  taste . [13] [5] [6] [14]  While the majority of cases result in mild symptoms, some progress to  acute respiratory distress syndrome  (ARDS) possibly precipitated by  cytokine storm , [15]   multi-organ failure ,  septic shock , ...