WHY CORONA THIS MUCH DANGER???

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.
The risk of catching the COVID-19 virus from the feces of an infected person appears below.

There is some evidence that the COVID-19 virus may lead to intestinal infection and be present in feces. Approximately 2−10% of cases of confirmed COVID-19 disease presented with diarrhea (2−4), and two studies detected COVID-19 viral RNA fragments in the fecal matter of COVID-19 patients (5,6).

However, only one study has cultured the COVID-19 virus from a single stool specimen (7). There have been no reports of fecal-oral transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

Do smokers get more severe symptoms of COVID-19 if infected?

Smoking any tobacco reduces lung capacity, increases the risk of many respiratory infections, and increases the severity of respiratory diseases. COVID-19 is an infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs. Smoking impairs lung function, making it harder for the body to fight off coronaviruses and other respiratory diseases. Available research suggests that smokers are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 outcomes and death

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What does Covid stand for?

'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for the virus, and 'D' for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019-nCoV.' The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of the common cold.

Coronavirus and COVID-19: Younger Adults Are at Risk, Too?

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports indicated that the disease was mostly affecting older adults and that young people were more likely to have milder disease cases.

But according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over the summer, in the United States, people under age 30 accounted for more than 20% of COVID-19 cases. They were seen as more likely to transmit the virus than others. This trend has continued into the fall.

Coronavirus infections requiring hospitalization are not only possible in younger adults, but the rate of these cases is increasing as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to spread. Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director of infection prevention at Johns Hopkins, sheds light on the new data.

Can young people get coronavirus?

Yes. Though they are less likely to be hospitalized because of COVID-19 or to die from it, people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s can catch the virus, and some develop severe and lasting symptoms, particularly if they are living with obesity, diabetes, or high blood pressure (hypertension).

Data from one study shows that of more than 3,000 adults ages 18 to 34 who contracted COVID-19 and became sick enough to require hospital care, 21% ended up in intensive care, 10% were placed on a breathing machine, and 2.7% died.

Young Black and Hispanic men and women are more at risk than their white counterparts due to longstanding racial health inequities and social determinants of health that leave them more vulnerable.