lecture 25 coronavirus Flashcards
etiologic agent of coronavirus
SARS-CoV2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2)
COVID is similar to
influenza
signs and symptoms of covid 19
cough, fever, malaise, myalgia, headache, and shivering
where and when did SARS first appear?
in humans in a southern province of china in 2002
when did SARS-CoV2 appear?
in the wuhan province of China in late 2019
as of 5-1-23, the number of worldwide cases of covid Is
687,121,872
as of 5-1-23, the number of worldwide deaths of covid is
6,863,900
as of 5-1-23, the number of US cases of covid Is
106,630,327
as of 5-1-23, the number of US deaths of covid Is
1,159,839
covid is spread by
aerosol transmission as well as droplet and close contact
incubation period of covid is
3-14 days
in young children with covid, what can sometimes be seen?
toxic shock-like syndrome
predisposing factors of covid
age, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, immunosuppression, smoking, vaping, prior respiratory illness
approximately ____ of covid infections are mild or asymptomatic
80 percent
approximately ____ of covid cases are severe requiring oxygen
15 percent
approximately ____ of covid cases are critical infections, requiring ventilation
5 percent
____ at greatest risk of disease and death from covid
elderly (>70)
mortality rate of covid in USA
1-2%, probably lower due to unknown number of undiagnosed cases
death from covid is typically due to
respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, organ shutdown, or stroke(blood clots)
there are ___ studied coronoviruses
14
in humans, how many coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections?
4
how many deadly coronaviruses emerged this century
2
the causative agent of SARS originated in
bats
the second most noteworthy human cornocirus is the one responsible for
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
when did MERS(Middle East respiratory syndrome, an outbreak of severe pneumonia) begin?
Saudi Arabia in 2012
MERS fatality rate
36%
which spreads more efficiently through human contact, SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV?
SARS CoV
why is there a constant threat for reemergence?
because closely related coronaviruses persist in baths and other mammalian/avian reservoirs
deadly coronaviruses appear to be cross-over ___ viruses, but have recently been able to infect human populations
zoonotic