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As far as I know there is no treatment for COVID-19. Why do they need testing to determine treatment?
by ma2rten 7y ago
As far as I know there is no treatment for COVID-19. Why do they need testing to determine treatment?
- icelancer 7y agoSome cases are getting remdesivir which looks pretty promising.
- throwaway490194 7y agoThere are trying to measure how fast it is spreading in different areas so they can take appropriate counter measures to avoid overwhelming the health care system in those areas. i.e. "flattening the curve"
- jessriedel 7y agoThere is absolutely treatment for the disease. It's just that the treatment is largely restricted to ameliorating the symptoms while the root cause, the virus proliferation, is left to the immune system. (The possible exception are antivirals currently being tested.) Symptom treatment includes things like concentrated oxygen and mechanical ventilation.