{"id":1502,"date":"2023-05-02T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.tulsa-health.org\/?page_id=1502"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T21:18:10","slug":"about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tulsa-health.org\/services\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/about-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"About COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About COVID-19\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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COVID-19 is a new disease, caused by a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. Learn more about COVID-19, THD’s role in a pandemic and local situation updates.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Background<\/h2>

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus,\u00a0officially named COVID-19\u00a0by the World Health Organization and\u00a0declared a global pandemic\u00a0on March 11,\u00a0is a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.<\/p>

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2 and was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It is very contagious and has quickly spread around the world. Learn more about the\u00a0Basics of COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0and review the\u00a0COVID-19 Timeline<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>

What is Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?<\/strong>
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus,\u00a0officially named COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0by the World Health Organization and\u00a0declared a global pandemic<\/a>\u00a0on March 11, 2020,\u00a0as a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.\u00a0<\/p>

Learn about COVID-19.<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/p>

How does the virus spread?<\/strong>
COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These droplets and particles can be breathed in by other people or land on their eyes, noses, or mouth. In some circumstances, they may contaminate surfaces they touch.<\/p>

Learn More<\/i><\/a><\/p>

What are the symptoms and complications that COVID-19 can cause?<\/strong>
Current symptoms reported for patients with COVID-19 have included mild to severe respiratory illness with fever, cough\u00a0and difficulty breathing.\u00a0<\/p>

Read about COVID-19 Symptoms.<\/i><\/a><\/p>

THD’S ROLE<\/h2>

The Tulsa Health Department\u00a0along with Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0is closely monitoring this outbreak and implementing infection control and isolation protocols to prevent the spread of illness in Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/p>

Local public health experts in Oklahoma are communicating with and educating health care providers and other public health partners about the current situation. Tulsa Health Department epidemiologists perform contact tracing on confirmed cases in Tulsa County to determine potential exposures in the community. As of March 6, 2020,\u00a0health officials reported the state’s first positive COVID-19 case in Tulsa County<\/a>. <\/i>You can view updated COVID-19 stats in Oklahoma\u00a0here<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>

It is\u00a0also flu season and health officials\u00a0recommend\u00a0receiving your annual flu shot, taking everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs\u00a0and taking flu antivirals if prescribed. See our\u00a0Flu Page<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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