Table 1. Examples of patients at high risk for morbidity from COVID-19.
Patient examples |
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Elderly patients |
Lung disease, for example, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, smoker |
Obesity, for example, BMI >30 |
Heart disease, for example, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, heart failure |
Diabetes, Type I and Type II |
Immunocompromised state, for example, genetic immunodeficienies, cancer, HIV, cystic fibrosis, etc. |