Dr Sanjay Gupta - Coronavirus Super-Simplified

CORONAVIRUS

SUPER-SIMPLIFIED

Dr Sanjay Gupta

2020 Sanjay Gupta

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Chapter 1 Introduction

T his book is part of a "Super-Simplified" series in response to the informational overload, that the web (and the authorities) has inadvertently provided us. This book intends to "translate" the experts complex research, and guidelines for a diverse array of important topics, especially in the healthcare arena, into what the author very literally labels as "IN PLAIN ENGLISH..." (translations).

IN PLAIN ENGLISH:

Chapter 2 The most important immediate questions, recognizing that this infection has no cure

Am I at high-risk for death, from Coronavirus?

A s of March 9, 2020 , the only large epidemiologic research study available is the

one from Chinese researchers, covering the Wuhan, China outbreaks 44,000+

confirmed cases (Wuhan study)

( https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/high-risk-complications.html )

81% of all cases were mild, with full recovery, as taken from ~73,000 patient records, with 44,000 confirmed cases, as of the reports date of February 19, 2020.

The remaining 19% are serious, or around 8360 from the above 44,000+-research patient pool.

Of the latter, 1012 (2.3%) died of the 44,000. The high-risk patients from this last group had:

1. Heart disease (cardiovascular disease)

2. High blood pressure (hypertension)

3. High blood sugar (diabetes mellitus)

4. Lung disease (chronic respiratory disease)

5. Above age 70 (demographic variable).

Note that some patients had more than one risk factor.

Yes, is the answer, so what is my risk of death- rate?

A gain, 1012 (2.3%) died of the 44,000. The high-risk patients from this last group absolute risks of death-rates, were:

1. Heart disease (cardiovascular disease): ~10%

2. High blood pressure (hypertension): ~6.5%

3. High blood sugar (diabetes mellitus): ~6.5%

4. Lung disease (chronic respiratory disease): ~6.5%

5. Above age 70 (demographic variable): ~6.5%

Note that some patients had more than one risk factor (technically defined as an interaction), but the latter sub-groups risks were not defined.

How cautious need I be, if am at high-risk- for death?

U se the annual flu (influenza) statistics for the USA as a comparative risk measure, in that 0.2% of all annual flu cases, die, typically with the same types of high-risk diseases as the above groups. Thus for coronavirus, the risk is at least 10-fold higher of death. Therefore, be extremely cautious, and if you are with multiple risks, then even more so.

The CDC suggests the following measures for those who are at higher risk

(in addition to the standard measures provided in the next chapter):