Description of COVID-19 Scoring System for detection of Severity

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first isolated
from several cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology connected to the cluster of acute
respiratory illness cases in Wuhan. COVID-19 spreads from person to person mainly
through the respiratory route. A new infection occurs when virus-containing particles
exhaled by an infected person, either respiratory droplets or aerosols, get into the mouth,
nose, or eyes of other people who are in close contact with the infected person. The
severity of COVID-19 varies. The disease may take a mild course with few or no
symptoms, resembling other common upper respiratory diseases such as the common
cold. Some studies suggest 10% to 20% of people with COVID-19 will experience
symptoms lasting longer than a month. Complications may occur including pneumonia,
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Cardiovascular complications, multi-organ
failure, septic shock, and death.