The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Canada, infecting people young and old — and, in severe cases, it can leave a lasting mark on a patient’s lungs.
Most people contracting COVID-19 will have a “very mild infection,” Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital, previously told Global News. “They’ll have a fever and a cough.
It’ll be symptoms similar to a cold, which they’ve probably had countless times before, and they’ll get better in a few days.” However, in more serious cases, the virus will impact the lungs in a way similar to pneumonia, and it will require medical intervention. “When people have shortness of breath or trouble breathing, you can’t wait that out at home.