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The CDC defines close contact as being within 6 feet or within a room or care area for a prolonged period without personal protective equipment OR having direct contact with secretions of a person with COVID-19 infection Reported symptoms include: * Fever (which may not be present in the very young or very old, or immunocompromised) * Uncomplicated upper respiratory symptoms (Cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, malaise, headache, muscle aches) * Difficulty breathing * Mild pneumonia * Severe pneumonia (the severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 is now named severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)) * Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) * Sepsis and Septic shock * Death Death is of course what we are all worried about [ ]1 had no symptoms, 2 had mild upper respiratory tract symptoms, and 4 had fever 5 Pregnant women also do not appear to be at greater risk for complications The high number of deaths in China is devastating, but may not be reflective of mortality rates in other parts of the world given the tragic lack of hospital staff, medical supplies, ICU beds, and test kits that China is facing
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