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COVID Infog v3
COVID Infog v3
13TOMINs
mild cases present with:
cases of COVID-19
03 INCUBATION TIME Incubation time (time between infection & first symptoms) ranges from 1 to 14
days, with an average of 5 to 6 days. More than 97% of people experience symptoms within 14 days. loss of smell loss of taste red eyes rash
3 HOURs
LAB
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04 VIRAL SHEDDING
The highest viral loads occur around
the time of symptom onset and starts to
05 PRE-SYMPTOMATIC
Most transmission occurs when
symptoms are present. Estimates of the
14%
11%
headache
chills
Remdesivir for Ebola
MINUTES
06 KEY PARAMETERS 1% haemoptysis 03 Lopinavir / Ritonavir
+ Interferon Beta properties
RA
OW
TEST is the number of people on average conjunctival congestion
that are infected by one person in a
04
Source: China, February 2020
Antimalarial drug with
Antibody detection tests completely susceptible population. Most Chloroquine
Detects specific IgG and IgM antibodies
against the virus. Amenable to rapid test
format such as lateral flow device. Test time
estimates of R0 (December 2019 – May
2020) are between 2 and 4. 03 DISEASE SEVERITY & HEALTH SYSTEMS
antiviral properties
approximately 15 minutes. Not useful for Clinical onset interval is the time
To date, the impact on health systems is 20% of cases require hospitalization & 5% require intensive care.
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the most recently Dozens of potentially re-purposable drugs are in various trial stages.
diagnosis in acute phase of disease as between the onset of symptoms in
antibody response is not detectable in first successive cases in a chain of Up to 10% of cases can occur in healthcare workers. discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown
week of illness. May be used to detect those transmission. In most studies, the
40% before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
who have had prior infection.
Population-based serological studies
average time is between 4 and 5 days.
VIRUS DETECTABLE
Hand hygiene & other
Source: China, February 2020
ACCELERATED
years personal measures
away EARLY ANTIBODIES (IgM)
04 05
Clinical onset interval There are a number of candidate LATE ANTIBODIES (IgG)
vaccines at the pre-clinical stage.
Antigen detection tests 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Detects viral antigens & could be useful HIGH RISK LOW RISK For a COVID-19 vaccine to be
for diagnosis of acute infection. Also Risk of severe disease rises with age and in those Contact studies indicate children and young adults successfully developed, evaluated,
amenable to rapid test formats such as Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) with underlying medical conditions such as also become infected but are less likely to become manufactured and deployed to scale
lateral flow device. Ongoing in more than hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, seriously ill. They can also transmit infection. Rarely, may take at least 1 – 2 years.
50 countries 0 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% chronic respiratory disease & cancer. children can progress to serious illness. Incubation period Updated: 22 May 2020
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