Solving a medical mystery and changing CDC screenings for COVID-19

4 years ago
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130045.htm

In a paper published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases, UC Davis Health physicians and medical staff who treated the severely ill patient provide a detailed case study of her condition and the medical steps and challenges they experienced before arriving at a diagnosis and treatment. The case study also reveals how her symptoms matched -- and sometimes varied from -- published studies of COVID-19 infection at the time.

SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, was first identified in a small number of cases in Wuhan, China in December 2019. As of March 30, the virus has infected over 752,830 people around the globe and caused more than 36,230 deaths. In the U.S., the CDC reports 140,904 have tested positive with 2,405 deaths. In California, the California Department of Public Health reported 4,643 positive cases and 101 deaths.