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The most extreme consequences of infection include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis, which may require ICU-type treatment. See [0] for Worl
by KineticLensman 7y ago
The most extreme consequences of infection include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis, which may require ICU-type treatment. See [0] for World Health Organisation guidance on critical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection is suspected. The majority of patients don't experience such severe consequences.
[0] https://www.who.int/publications-detail/clinical-management-of-severe-acute-respiratory-infection-when-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-is-suspected https://www.who.int/publications-detail/clinical-management-...
- AstralStorm 7y agoYou mean specifically SARS, which is a syndrome not a name of the virus. The really really agent is immune pneumonitis, or cytokine storm related sepsis.
- KineticLensman 7y agoIANAD, but I'm pretty much exactly quoting the linked WHO material (dated 28 January 2020) relating to 2019-nCOV, which describes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as something that might need to be managed in an ICU, as per the original question.