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updating plans to address the specific exposur
transmission and other unique characteristics
to pandemic influenza viruses). Employers wh
should prepare themselves and their workers
worsening outbreak conditions. Lack of contin
failures as employers attempt to address the c
resources and workers who might not be adeq
perform under pandemic conditions.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, c
severe and, in some cases, can be fatal. Sympto
shortness of breath. Other symptoms may incl
taste or smell, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrh
experience mild illness with similar symptoms
as asymptomatic cases, have experienced no s
symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few a
exposure.
Although the first human cases of COVID-19 lik
animals, infected people can spread SARS-CoV
mainly from person to person including betwe
another (within about 6 feet) and through resp
person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can
are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lung
It may be possible for a person to contract COV
has SARS-CoV-2 on it and then touching their o
thought to be the primary way the virus sprea
contagious when they are the most symptoma
shortness of breath). Some spread might be po
have been reports of this type of asymptomati
is also not thought to be the main way the viru
implemented public health measures to limit t
person-to-person transmission will continue t
*This information is provided by the Centers for Disease Contro
those in managerial positions whose responsibility it is to creat
effects of the virus.