Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Other names	2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease Novel coronavirus pneumonia[1] Wuhan pneumonia[2][3] Wuhan coronavirus "Coronavirus" or other names for SARS-CoV-2
Symptoms of COVID-19
Pronunciation	/kəˈroʊnəˌvaɪrəs dɪˈziːz, ˈkoʊvɪd/
Specialty	Infectious diseases
Symptoms	Acute respiratory infection Fever, cough, shortness of breath[4]
Complications	Pneumonia, viral sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, kidney failure
Usual onset	Incubation period typically 5-6 days (may range between 2-14 days)
Causes	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Risk factors	Travel, viral exposure
Diagnostic method	rRT-PCR testing, CT scan
Prevention	Hand washing, quarantine, physical distancing
Treatment	Symptomatic and supportive
Frequency	597,304 confirmed cases[5]
Deaths	27,365 deaths (4.6% of confirmed cases)[5]