What happens when you're infected with the COVID-19 Coronavirus?

What happens when you're infected with the COVID-19 Coronavirus?

  

The vast majority of patients with the new coronavirus recover successfully without needing serious medical attention. So how many people recover and what helps? The W.H.O. estimates at least 80 percent of Colvert 19 patients have mild cases of the illness.In these cases, hospitalization is likely unnecessary and the virus feels more like a cold than a deadly disease. Symptoms include fatigue like fever and a dry cough even, and more serious coronavirus infections.

Most cases are not fatal. Officials are still working to determine the true mortality rate. Current data suggests it could be around 3 percent. But many experts stress the data is still very incomplete. The true mortality rate could be under 1 percent. That's much lower than some early estimates that were as high as 5 percent. There is no cure yet for the new Cronan virus, but there are some general recommendations for recovery.

Get lots of rest. Make sure to drink fluids, painkillers and cough medication can help relieve symptoms. But don't take antibiotics. They won't help. It's still unclear whether existing antiviral medications could be effective. Scientists are trying to figure that out. So let's say you've recovered. Does that mean you're immune from getting the new coronavirus again? Unfortunately, that might not be the case. There have been isolated cases of patients testing positive again after seeming to recover.

But how should we interpret those results? Doctors say that could mean one of several things.

The Corona virus might lie dormant in patients before causing symptoms again or testing irregularities might have just made it seem like the virus was gone when it wasn't. As with many aspects of this new ailment, the definite answer is not in yet. But one thing is clear. Reports of infection are very rare and thus far.