Coronavirus: symptoms, treatment and contagion of Covid-19 in Italy

which, in humans, cause mild respiratory infections, in most cases, and severe, only rarely.

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Equipped with a capsule and with a size between 80 and 160 nm, coronaviruses are, together with rhinoviruses, influenza viruses and parainfluenza viruses, among the main causes of colds.
When coronaviruses infect humans, they usually cause symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache and fever.
There are no specific treatments against coronaviruses, but only symptomatic remedies; Furthermore, only the vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, is currently available.
In the "last twenty years, coronaviruses have gained the attention of the world for three reasons: the" SARS epidemic, between 2002 and 2003, the "MERS epidemic, between 2012 and 2013, and the recent epidemic due to" just mentioned SARS-CoV-2, which started in late December 2019.

of the type indicated on the website of the Ministry of Health: "[...] the most common symptoms include fever, cough, difficulty breathing. In severe cases, the" infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. " We invite you to read the in-depth information about the symptoms on the official website of the Ministry of Health.

In most cases, coronavirus infections present the classic symptoms seen with the most common respiratory tract infections, namely:

• Stuffy nose and runny nose
• Cough;
• Sore throat;
• Fever between 38 ° C and 39 ° C;
• Inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, throat and bronchi;
• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• Sense of general malaise.