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Is "mild" vs. "severe" dichotomous? I feel like I've usually seen the trichotomy of "mild" => not needing hospitalization, "moderate" => needing hospitalization
by akavi 6y ago
Is "mild" vs. "severe" dichotomous? I feel like I've usually seen the trichotomy of "mild" => not needing hospitalization, "moderate" => needing hospitalization, "severe" => needing ICU treatment.
- ceejayoz 6y agohttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guida... > The largest cohort of >44,000 persons with COVID-19 from China showed that illness severity can range from mild to critical38: > * Mild to moderate (mild symptoms up to mild pneumonia): 81% > * Severe (dyspnea, hypoxia, or >50% lung involvement on imaging): 14% > * Critical (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan system dysfunction): 5%