Coronavirus

Background

Coronaviruses are enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses that commonly cause up to one-third of upper respiratory tract infections in adults and children. Coronaviruses are also thought to cause diarrhea in infants and children.

Clinical Features

Pulmonary - symptoms include coughing, sneezing, rhinorrhea, corzya, and in elderly or immunocompromised patients can even cause respiratory failure

GI - vomiting, diarrhea, in neonates it is thought to possibly even cause Necrotizing enterocolitis