If you get coronavirus, are you then immune? More questions answered by a medical expert.

Dr. Lauzardo: For people with mild to moderate illness who can stay home, treat the fever with Tylenol, get plenty of rest, and eat a healthy diet. Over-the-counter medicines to treat the cough and runny nose are fine if used as directed. Patients who are sicker, or who have other medical problems like asthma, will need more intensive treatment. Asthmatics will likely need to be treated with nebulizers and maybe even prednisone to decrease inflammation in the lungs associated with asthma, which will be worse in people infected with coronavirus. For the sickest patients, the care is what we call “supportive care.” We make sure patients get the oxygen they need, keep their other medical problems in check, and ensure we treat any complications that come up. If they need help breathing, they are put on a ventilator, also known as a breathing machine. Some medicines are being investigated to see if they help sick patients with coronavirus get better sooner. These include a medicine called hydroxychloroquine, used to treat some inflammatory conditions like lupus, and also some HIV medications that seem to be effective against coronavirus. Antibiotics are useless and are only used to treat complications from secondary infections that may develop.