This article was last updated on March 20, 2020. (Disclaimer: The information in this quiz may not be regularly updated. Please review information on the CDC website and in Medscape's novel coronavirus resource center.)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified during an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, WHO's first such designation since declaring H1N1 influenza a pandemic in 2009.
With so much concern and attention surrounding COVID-19, knowledge of key clinical information is important. Are you familiar with the disease's presentation and the recommendations for diagnosis and treatment? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
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Cite this: Michael Stuart Bronze. Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 - Medscape - Mar 20, 2020.
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