A prescription from an emergency department physician helped speed antiviral administration.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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The woman has no fever or respiratory symptoms and may go home soon.
Officials put the case count at 41 and note how the new virus relates to the SARS virus.
Wuhan's health commission hasn't released any updates on the outbreak since Jan 5.
The virus seems to group with the betacoronaviruses, the genus that includes the SARS virus and MERS-CoV.
Coronaviruses that can cause serious human disease are on the rise, emphasizing the importance of public health preparedness.
Hong Kong, meanwhile, reports a respirator shortage.
The CDC issues a watch but does not call for travel limits.
The outbreak raises questions about not only the pathogen, but how patients were exposed.
Local sources say the market linked to the cases sold some live animals and animal organs, raising concerns about zoonotic virus spread.
Health officials in China are investigating the cause of a pneumonia outbreak in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province that has sickened 27 people and seems to be linked to a seafood market.
