Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Disabilities [2020-05-27]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may spread in the United States. ; Disability alone may not be related to higher risk for getting COVID-19 or having severe illness. Most people with disabilities are not inherently at higher risk for becoming infected with or having severe illness from COVID-19. However, some people with disabilities might be at a higher risk of infection or severe illness because of their underlying medical conditions. All people seem to be at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 if they have serious underlying chronic medical conditions like chronic lung disease, a serious heart condition, or a weakened immune system. Adults with disabilities are three times more likely than adults without disabilities to have heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer than adults without disabilities. ; You should talk with your healthcare provider if you have a question about your health or how your health condition is being managed. ; Disability Groups and Risk -- Protect Yourself -- Prepare -- About COVID-19 -- Prevention and Treatment. ; Accessed on 2024-07-15 at https://web.archive.org/web/20200527134422/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-disabilities.html
• Subjects:
  • Child Behavior Disorders
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • COVID-19
  • Disabled Persons
  • Pandemics
  • Parents
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88485/cdc_88485_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 115.30 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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