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The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and Covid-19 disease have arrived in Germany. Everything about the symptoms of the coronavirus and the incubation period.
- coronaviruses were first identified in the mid-1960s
- The new
Coronavirus 2019-nCoVthat meanwhile SARS-CoV-2 means is first in China occurred - The symptoms the disease caused by the coronavirus Covid-19 resemble one lung infection
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The coronavirus, apparently at the end of 2019 in the Chinese metropolis Wuhan has broken out and spread from there has been an increasingly important topic since the beginning of 2020 (news ticker on the corona virus). What is the new virus? An overview.
Symptoms and Disease: What is the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2?
coronaviruses are not new: according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) first identified in the mid-1960s. They are so named because they are surrounded by jagged structures that resemble a crown. The coronavirus can infect humans and various animals.
It causes various diseases in humans and has different symptoms – from harmless colds to potentially fatal diseases such as MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), As the RKI writes, coronavirus diseases were like MERS and SARS In the past, it was less easily transmitted than the flu, but it has led to major outbreaks. The new type of corona virus that has broken out in China is officially called SARS-CoV-2,
How is the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus transmitted?
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was apparently transmitted from an animal to a human in a market. But the corona virus is too transferable from person to person, as you now know. Human-to-human transmissions have also occurred outside of China. How exactly that virus RKI has so far lacked precise information on this. Corona viruses are usually spread through Droplet or smear infection transfer. There are now isolated cases in which people have contracted patients who apparently had no symptoms.
What are the symptoms of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2?
While ordinary corona viruses mostly symptoms A mild cold with a cough and runny nose can cause certain coronaviruses to cause serious lower respiratory infections and pneumonia. As the RKI reports, the new coronavirus appears to cause a more severe course of the disease. According to the information, so far mainly patients who already had scissors-related illnesses have died of the novel corona virus.
Symptoms of Covid-19 disease, which is caused by the coronavirus
- fever
- to cough
- difficulty in breathing
- muscle pain
- fatigue
- less common symptoms: sputum, headache, coughing up blood, diarrhea
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Symptoms and disease: How does a disease with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus work?
The course of the disease with the coronavirus depends on the age of the patient and his other diseases. To date, more severe courses and complications have been observed predominantly in older people with previous illnesses. The course is milder in younger, healthy people; infections have so far been rare in children and adolescents.
How contagious is the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus?
How contagious the newly discovered coronavirus cannot be assessed precisely yet. Chinese researchers assume that an infected person infects an average of 1.4 to 2.5 people – similar to Sars. However, the transmission rate depends on a large number of factors.
How can you protect yourself against infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus?
Since coronaviruses are transmitted by droplet or smear infections, the Robert Koch Institute recommends the following measures against infection with the coronavirus:
- good hand hygiene
- Cough and sneeze etiquette
- Distance to the sick and possible sick (approx. One meter)
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However, in view of the current wave of flu, these measures are not only used to prevent the coronavirus, but also to prevent flu (influenza).
Does a respirator help protect against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus?
Respiratory masks can be seen on the streets much more often than before, “In many pharmacies across the country there is increasing demand for masks,” Ursula Sellerberg of the Federal Association of German Pharmacist Associations told dpa. According to Sellerberg, however, the respiratory masks only help “to a limited extent” against infection with the corona virus. More importantly: good hand hygiene.
Novel Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2: How long is the incubation period?
The Robert Koch Institute and the World Health Organization currently assume that the incubation period is up to 14 days.
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Is there a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus?
According to RKI, there is progress in the development of vaccines against coronaviruses. MERS-CoV vaccines in particular are therefore currently being tested in clinical studies. However, they are not yet available to the general public. According to media reports, a first vaccine candidate will be tested in a clinical trial in China from the end of April 2020. According to the RKI, it is “currently not foreseeable” when a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 will be available.
Is it likely that the coronavirus will also appear in Germany?
“The import of individual cases to Germany must be expected,” says the Robert Koch Institute. It is important to identify these cases early and isolate them in order to prevent further spread in Germany. In the meantime, some confirmed cases have occurred in Germany, the federal government has set up a crisis team.
When does the doctor diagnose “Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” or “Covid-19”?
The Robert Koch Institute has one case definition published, with the help of which doctors can determine which patients should undergo a laboratory test for the new coronavirus. So far, this has mainly been the case for people who have had contact with a confirmed case and who have respiratory problems or for people with respiratory problems who have previously been in a risk area. If the corona virus is found, this must be reported to the health department.
What does the “Health emergency with international scope” mean, which the WHO proclaimed?
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization proclaimed the “international health emergency”. There are now a number of recommendations for containment and control of the disease – there are no consequences for Germany, since the WHO recommendations have already been met here according to the RKI. So far, SARS-CoV-2 is not a pandemic, (As of February 25, 2020)
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus: when and where did it first appear?
At the end of December 2019, the World Health Organization’s country office in China received news of an accumulation of pneumonia with an unknown cause in the city of Wuhan, which has a population of 11 million. A novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of the disease on January 7, 2020. On January 20, 2020, the Chinese authorities confirmed several person-to-person transmissions, as well as about a dozen cases of illness among medical personnel.
There are now many suspected cases – the first suspected coronavirus cases have also occurred in Frankfurt. University medicine has also reported a suspected case in Göttingen. The World Athletics Championships in Nanjing was canceled due to the corona virus.
100 Germans come back from China because of the corona virus. You have to go to a quarantine gym at Frankfurt Airport. But that’s not all. The Offenbach University of Design (HfG) will not accept Chinese guest students in the next semester. The reason is the corona virus.
A Chinese blogger secretly recorded scenes from a hospital in Wuhan. The region is particularly badly affected by the corona virus.
By Tanja Banner with material from afp
List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / IVDC / China CDC via GISAID / dpa
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