coronavirus pandemic

新冠肺炎 新型コロナウイルス感染症 新型コロナウイルス コロナウイルス 武漢肺炎 COVID-19 コロナ禍 SARS‐CoV‐2

This tag refers to images referencing the late 2019 and onward outbreak and pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Not every post with someone wearing a mouth mask should be tagged with this. The commentary, post, or source tags should make some reference to it.

Signs and Symptoms

It is spread through droplets and surfaces. While it isn't believed to be airborne, it is very contagious, spreading from human to human. It may also result in no symptoms while the carrier is still contagious to others.

Symptoms include:
  • Runny nose
  • Sore throat
  • Coughing
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Repeated shaking with chills
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • Red eyes
  • New Loss of taste or smell
Severe cases can include:
  • High fever
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Pain or pressure in the chest
  • Confusion
  • Blue pale face or lips
  • "Happy hypoxemia" or "silent hypoxemia" (hypoxemia, that is low levels of oxygen in the blood, but while seemingly breathing normally and without feeling ill)
  • Blood clots which can cause stroke, heart attack, or pulmonary embolism

If you experience 1 or more symptoms stay home if possible (seek medical attention for SEVERE cases) and/or call your healthcare provider so they can prepare ahead from getting others sick.

Conditions or symptoms that seem to have an association with COVID-19 infections that are currently under investigation:
  • Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a toxic shock or Kawasaki disease-like symptom in rare instances in children
  • Frostbite-like rashes on extremities (particularly toes) or transient hives in otherwise asymptomatic or mild symptomatic individuals

See also

The following tags are aliased to this tag: covid-19_pandemic (learn more).