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=== Natural History ===
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* The clinical course of the disease consists of three major patterns:
* The clinical course of the disease consists of three major patterns:<ref name="HeymannShindo2020">{{cite journal|last1=Heymann|first1=David L|last2=Shindo|first2=Nahoko|title=COVID-19: what is next for public health?|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10224|year=2020|pages=542–545|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30374-3}}</ref>
** Mild illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms
** Mild illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms
** Non-life-threatening pneumonia
** Non-life-threatening pneumonia

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  • The clinical course of the disease consists of three major patterns:[1]
    • Mild illness with upper respiratory tract presenting symptoms
    • Non-life-threatening pneumonia
    • Severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that begins with mild symptoms for 7 - 8 days and progressing to rapid deterioration and ARDS requiring advanced life support

References

  1. Heymann, David L; Shindo, Nahoko (2020). "COVID-19: what is next for public health?". The Lancet. 395 (10224): 542–545. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30374-3. ISSN 0140-6736.