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It's like a worse version of the flu. The way that you'll die from the flu is getting a secondary pneumonia infection from Staph aureus or Steptococcus pneumoni
by Medicalidiot 7y ago
It's like a worse version of the flu. The way that you'll die from the flu is getting a secondary pneumonia infection from Staph aureus or Steptococcus pneumonia, the virus just makes you more susceptible and weaker.
The major lethal consequence for this virus in the Coronavirus family is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). A strong outcome for this is we knock you out, put a tube down your throat, and have you breath via mechanical ventilator. It's intense to say the least.
Source: Medical student
- lopmotr 7y agoIf you have that ventilator, can you still die? How? Can the "respiratory distress" get worse without limit?
- satanspastaroll 7y agoThe lung's capacity to take oxygen from air decreases as the infection spreads
- pfdietz 7y agoECMO could be used in extreme cases, I imagine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_membrane_oxygenation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_membrane_oxygen...