Complications of COVID-19 Infection

Patient/caregiver was educated on complications of COVID-19 as follows: Older people, especially individuals with compromised immunity, and individuals with underlying poorly managed serious health conditions, such as, heart disease, diabetes, COPD, oxygen dependency seem to be at higher risk for developing life-threatening complications due to COVID-19 infection. Complications of COVID-19 infection could include: Pneumonia and trouble breathing: Damage to the lung tissue due to COVID-19 infection can lead to pneumonia and trouble breathing. Respiratory failure: [...]

Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19 Infection

Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of COVID-19 as follows: COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or nasal discharges, as an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms of COVID-19 could appear 2-14 days after exposure to virus causing the infection. Many people infected with the virus experienced mild to moderate respiratory illness and recovered without needing to be hospitalized and undergoing any special treatments. Some infected people experienced severe acute respiratory illness [...]

What is COVID-19

Patient/caregiver was educated on COVID-19 as follows: COVID-19, also called coronavirus disease, is a highly infectious disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. This coronavirus disease diagnosed in the year 2019 and so, was named COVID-19. This new coronavirus disease started off and slowly turned into a pandemic involving many countries around the world in the year 2020. Some countries have been reeling through a second wave of the virus infection in [...]