p h i l a m e d s o c .org feature Pa. Medical Society Update on Coronavirus 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CDC Resources for Health Care Professionals The CDC offers these resources on COVID-19 for clinicians: * Interim Guidance for Health Care Professionals - Includes criteria to guide evaluation of patients under investigation for COVID-19 as well as reporting and testing recommendations https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fclinical-criteria.html * Interim Health Care Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html Symptoms & Virus Transmission * Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html The CDC's coronavirus webpage confirms that patients with COVID-19 infection have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of: * Interim Guidance for Preventing 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from Spreading to Others in Homes and Communities https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-prevent-spread. html * fever * cough * shortness of breath CDC believes at this time that symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. Although investigations into how the coronavirus is spread are still ongoing, the virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. * Preparedness Checklists for Health Care Providers and Hospitals https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/preparedness-checklists.html * Hospital Preparedness Checklist PDF https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/hospital-preparedness-checklist.pdf * Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-personnel-checklist.html * Hospital Preparedness Checklist https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-hospital-checklist.html * Healthcare Personnel Preparedness Checklist https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/hcp-preparedness-checklist.pdf * CDC Health Alert Network Updates https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020.asp * Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential 2019 Novel Coronavirus Exposure in Travel-Associated or Community Settings https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/risk-assessment.html * Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html 12 Philadelphia Medicine : Spring 2020 Find all the CDC's current resources on the new coronavirus here. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fclinical-criteria.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html?CDC_AA_ refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-prevent-spread. html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/preparedness-checklists.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/hospital-preparedness-checklist.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-personnel-checklist.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hcp-hospital-checklist.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/hcp-preparedness-checklist.pdf https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020.asp https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/risk-assessment.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html