General Information
Coronovirus General Information
- Highly Contagious Viral Infection
- Symptoms develop 2-14 days after exposure
- Transmission through
– Droplets via cough
-Contact of hand to face, surface to hand to face, fecal to oral - Progression of disease over 2-3 weeks
- Severe disease
– Development of Pneumonia
– Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), needs mechanical ventilation
– Cardiac Symptoms of Myocarditis, sudden death
– Kidney dysfunction
CheckRare Webinar: COVID-19 and MPS Patients
Review this webinar from CheckRare for additional information specific to patients with MPS from Dr. Heather Lau.
Click the link above to review a Q & A session hosted by the National MPS Society with Dr. Lau