Clinical characterization of COVID-19 in nursing students and occurrence of deaths in their relatives in a municipality in southern Mexico.

Abstract

The clinical profile of COVID-19 in nursing students infected by SARS-CoV-2 and the occurrence of deaths in family members were demonstrated. It was a descriptive and cross-sectional study in which 205 young university students participated. The information was obtained through an anonymous digital questionnaire. The clinical evolution of the disease was mild or moderate and some cases developed manifestations of non-severe pneumonia, without presenting fatal clinical outcomes. The most frequent clinical manifestations were fatigue 93.33%, headache (86.67%), olfactory dysfunction (86.67%), taste dysfunction (86.67%) and fever (80.00%). In contrast, in 232 of their infected family members, 52 deaths occurred due to severe clinical evolution. The highest mortality was in people over 60 years of age who had underlying conditions with a predominance of type 2 diabetes mellitus.