Re:Coronavirus: South Korea’s aggressive testing gives clues...
by dspillett on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:24AM
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The deaths tend to be from secondary effects, not covid-19 directly, i.e. the exacerbating pre-existing conditions such as lung problems or just being old or otherwise infirm. Early detection makes catching and managing those complications easier so the patient has a better chance of riding out covid-19 itself.
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Re:Coronavirus: South Korea’s aggressive testing gives clues...
by wahern on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:55AM
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The SARS in SARS-CoV-2 stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It's the primary infection that kills, such as by directly causing pneumonia.[1] By contrast, seasonal influenza deaths are usually by secondary infections, mostly bacterial pneumonia. The H1N1 influenza strain was more like SARSr-CoV in that deaths were usually from primary viral pneumonia.[2]
Obviously if you suffer from preexisting health issues, especially cardiopulmonary issues, you're far more likely to develop pneumonia, primary or secondary, or otherwise succumb.
[1] This page equivocates Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome with pneumonia: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007192.htm
[2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121...