How COVID-19 Makes Breathing Difficult

In healthy lungs, air flows into tiny air sacs called alveoli that deliver oxygen to the blood vessels that supply the body. When the coronavirus enters the lungs, your body, you fight back causing flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, cough, muscle or body aches, tiredness, and loss of taste or smell. In severe cases, the virus enters the air sacs of your lungs and they fill with fluid. This makes breathing difficult and can prevent oxygen from reaching the body. This is a life threatening condition. Seek immediate medical care if you have any of the following symptoms: difficulty breathing, bluish lips or face, confusion or change in mental status, persistent pain or pressure in the chest.

To learn more visit https://digitalmedic.stanford.edu/our...

Digital Medic
Website: https://digitalmedic.stanford.edu/
Twitter: Twitter: digital__medic
Facebook: Facebook: digitalmedic.org

Stanford Center for Health Education
Website: https://healtheducation.stanford.edu/
Twitter: Twitter: Stanford_CHE
Facebook: Facebook: StanfordCenterforHealthEducation