HOW IS THIS VIRUS TREATED?

The large majority of people with COVID-19 recover with their own immune response. Treatment is supportive care for symptoms, fluid intake, and isolation/observation. About 10-20% of cases appear to have severe enough disease to require hospitalization. Those patients also receive supportive care and treatment for complications of the infection (pneumonia, problems breathing, etc.). Other treatment options are being studied and implemented as they are available.

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1. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATION
2. WHAT IS A CORONAVIRUS?
3. WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS?
4. WHERE DID THIS VIRUS COME FROM AND HOW IS IT SPREAD?
5. WHAT IF I HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID?
6. HOW MANY COVID-19 CASES ARE THERE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY?
7. ISN’T THIS VIRUS BASICALLY JUST THE FLU?
8. ARE PUBLIC GATHERINGS BEING CANCELED?
9. DO PEOPLE NEED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS/MASKS?
10. HOW DO I SAFELY DISPOSE OF USED FACE MASKS?
11. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS?
12. WHAT IS SOCIAL/PHYSICAL DISTANCING?
13. DOES THE HEALTH OFFICER REALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT ACTIVITIES?
14. WHO SHOULD BE TESTED?
15. WHAT IF I CAN’T GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY PROVIDER?
16. HOW LONG IS SOMEONE CONTAGIOUS?
17. IS THERE A VACCINE FOR 2019 CORONAVIRUS?
18. HOW IS THIS VIRUS TREATED?
19. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I GET SICK?
20. WHAT EARLY TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE?
21. WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT THE SPREAD?
22. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED OR AT HIGHER RISK?
23. SHOULD I KEEP MY KIDS HOME?
24. WHY ISN’T THERE A LIST OF EXPOSURE LOCATIONS?
25. IS IT SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD?
26. IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY?
27. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION