...Jamie Foxx Left 'Paralyzed and Blind' From 'Blood Clot in His Brain' After Receiving COVID-19...
OK! Magazine· 6 hours agoThe Django Unchained star is said to be "partially paralyzed and blind," in addition to a series of...
Top Chinese scientist concedes that coronavirus may have leaked from Wuhan lab
Yahoo News· 1 hour agoWorkers disinfect a school following a COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, in August 2021. (China...
96% of Americans Have Some COVID-19 Immunity
Time via Yahoo News· 50 minutes agoCredit - Jasmin Merdan—Getty Images More than three years into the pandemic, an overwhelming majority of Americans have some level of COVID-19 antibodies...
COVID-19 masks: Expert tips for what you should (and shouldn't) do
Medical Xpress· 3 hours agoFace masks are one of the most crucial measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but confusion and...
Does COVID-19 Vaccination Cause Changes to Women’s Periods?
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoA recent study has concluded that there is no cause for alarm regarding changes to menstrual cycles...
Ohio COVID-19 cases continue to drop; number of deaths adjusted down - Weekly coronavirus update for...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 23 minutes agoA total of 7,587,999 Ohioans have received at least one vaccination, representing about 68.3% of...
COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference
LA Times via AOL· 1 day agoThe CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference hosted 1,800 people over four days in Atlanta — 13% of them said they later tested positive for the...
Covid inquiry: When it starts, what's at stake and how you can watch it
Yahoo News UK· 2 hours agoBoris Johnson's WhatsApp messages have been demanded as part of the inquiry. (PA) The first public...
Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19: Study
Medical Xpress· 2 hours agoExpressions of loneliness and depression from emergency medicine doctors increased consistently on social media as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, according ...
Scientists remain vigilant for new COVID-19 variants while improving the ability to predict...
Medical Xpress· 11 hours agoRegular life may have resumed for most people, but the pandemic rumbles on as researchers keep a...
Yahoo Web Search
Trending Now
COVID-19 pandemicPublic Health Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. wikipedia.org
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- December 2019 - present
- Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.
- The median incubation period for COVID-19 is four to five days. Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure.
- Human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets
- Avoiding close contact with sick individuals; frequently washing hands with soap and water; not touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands; and practicing good respiratory hygiene
