COVID-19 Knowledge reference model
Description: A knowledge reference model to address COVID-19 assessment triage and treatment based on the BMJ Best Practice paper
Publet Introduction: The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The situation is evolving rapidly with global case counts and deaths increasing each day. Clinical trials and investigations to learn more about the virus, its origin, and how it affects humans are ongoing.
Definition
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] The virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019.[2] The clinical presentation is that of a respiratory infection with a symptom severity ranging from a mild common cold-like illness, to a severe viral pneumonia leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome that is potentially fatal.
Thanks to BMJ Best practice for permission to use their article on COVID-19 for this project
The content of this publet has not been reviewed by BMJ; it is a technical demonstration only and is not suitable for clinical use
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000168
Last reviewed: March 2020
Last updated: April 16th 2020
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The situation is evolving rapidly with global case counts and deaths increasing each day. Clinical trials and investigations to learn more about the virus, its origin, and how it affects humans are ongoing.
Definition
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] The virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019.[2] The clinical presentation is that of a respiratory infection with a symptom severity ranging from a mild common cold-like illness, to a severe viral pneumonia leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome that is potentially fatal.
Thanks to BMJ Best practice for permission to use their article on COVID-19 for this project
The content of this publet has not been reviewed by BMJ; it is a technical demonstration only and is not suitable for clinical use
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000168
Last reviewed: March 2020
Last updated: April 16th 2020
