Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. It usually spreads between people in close contact. COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against severe illness and death. Although a person can still get COVID-19 after vaccination, they are more likely to have mild or no symptoms.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 is the disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of so-called viral pneumonia in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.
COVID-19 epidemiological update – 24 December 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · This is a special edition of the epidemiological update on COVID-19 that gives an overview of the situation since the disease was first reported to WHO nearly five years ago. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, largely circulates without clear seasonality and continues to infect, causing severe acute disease and post-COVID-19 condition.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 24, 2020 · Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago - World Health Organization …
Dec 30, 2024 · Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, China. In the weeks, months and years that unfolded after that, COVID-19 came to shape our lives and our world.
مرض فيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)
تواصل منظمة الصحة العالمية رصد هذه الجائحة والاستجابة لها. وستُحدّث هذه الصفحة المخصصة للأسئلة والأجوبة كلما زادت المعارف بشأن كوفيد-19 وطريقة انتشاره وتأثيره في الناس في جميع أنحاء العالم. وللحصول على مزيد من ...
COVID-19: What are the Stages and Causes of Death? - Drugs.com
Jul 22, 2024 · Lymphocyte levels: In COVID-19 survivors the blood lymphocyte counts are high and increase after day 7, when compared to patients that pass away who have severely low lymphocyte counts D-dimer, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I, serum ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, and IL-6 levels: These were all clearly elevated in non-survivors compared ...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - World Health …
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries across the world.
Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines - World Health Organization …
Mar 31, 2021 · COVID-19 vaccines protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus only, so it’s still important to keep yourself healthy and well. Less common side effects Upon receiving the vaccine, a person should be requested to stay for 15–30 minutes at the vaccination site so health workers are available in case of any immediate reactions.
Does Paxlovid make you less contagious? - Drugs.com
Nov 6, 2024 · In addition to possibly making you less contagious, Paxlovid has been shown to lower the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection by over 50% and the risk of death by 75%. It is FDA approved to treat mild-to-moderate illness due to COVID-19 in adults who are at risk for severe illness.