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Author(s): Lipsitch, Marc; Swerdlow, David L.; Finelli, Lyn
Source:
New England Journal of Medicine. 3/26/2020, Vol. 382 Issue 13, p1194-1196. 3p.

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- Subject Terms:
  PREVENTION of epidemics; PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission; AGE distribution; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; MEDICAL care research; PATIENTS; SENTINEL health events; COVID-19
- Subject Terms:
  CHINA
- Abstract:
  The article offers information on the epidemiology of Covid-19. Topics discussed include the impact of an epidemic depends on the number of persons infected, the infection's transmissibility and the spectrum of clinical severity; role of subclinical, asymptomatic and mild infections in transmission to inform evidence-based decisions about prioritization of control measures; and also mentions risk factors for infection and severe outcomes including death.