A “disturbing” feature of COVID-19 made it clear that the battle against coronavirus would be unlike any other disease prevention effort, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease specialist: The fact that so many cases were passed on by people who had no symptoms. “We are seeing this even people with no symptoms of transmission, and this is something that changed the game for me,” Fauci said in an interview on Wednesday with California Governor Gavin Newsom. “It was a game changer in everything we did.” This changed the test, because only testing symptomatic people would fail to see those who were asymptomatic, he explained. For more information on how you potentially get COVID-19, read on and to ensure your health and that of others, don’t miss out on these Signs that you’ve had the coronavirus.
This asymptomatic spread is one reason why masks are so important
In addition, “wearing masks has become much more important, because if you are concerned only with someone who is symptomatic, then you will know who you are dealing with,” said Fauci. “But if you don’t know who is infected, then everyone should wear a mask, which is the real rationale for saying that we need universal and uniform use of masks.”
The stealthy nature of the disease surprised even Fauci – who has served six presidential governments over four decades. “I think you could use the word surprising. It was a combination of surprising and disturbing,” he said.
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“I’ve never seen a virus like this”
“The other thing that has really been a problem is that I’ve never seen a virus like this – and I’ve been dealing with viral outbreaks for the past, you know, 40 years – in which you have a range of severity involvement, 40% of people who are infected and have absolutely no symptoms, even those who have symptoms, “added Fauci.” About 80% have mild to moderate symptoms that usually require staying at home for a few days, maybe sometimes a few weeks. “
And then about 20% to 25% of patients with COVID have symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization and intensive care, “and then they die,” said Fauci. “Hence the 335,000 deaths we have had so far. Usually, when you have a disease that is so real, it can kill people, not just the elderly and not just people with underlying diseases. But now we are starting to see more and more young people healthy people can get involved. ”
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This is what Fauci considers “the mystery” of COVID-19 – how it can behave differently in different people. It is “one of the reasons why we have difficulty sending messages, because most of the people who get along are young,” he said.
According to the CDC, more than 19.4 million cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United States and more than 337,000 people have died.
How to survive this pandemic
As for you, do everything you can to avoid getting – and spreading – COVID-19 in the first place: Wear a face mask, get tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and parties at home), practice social detachment, perform only essential tasks, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently touched surfaces and to overcome this pandemic in the healthiest way do not miss these 35 places you’re most likely to reach COVID.