#COVID19 symptoms.
Many people asking how they know if infected.
1) Cough and 2) fever are the major symptoms of this infection.
3) Achy and generally feeling soreness are also common.
Headache may or may not be there. Usually not.
Runny nose/sneezing are not common.
Many people asking how they know if infected.
1) Cough and 2) fever are the major symptoms of this infection.
3) Achy and generally feeling soreness are also common.
Headache may or may not be there. Usually not.
Runny nose/sneezing are not common.
Additional symptoms to note are scratchy throat and shortness of breath.
Shortness of breath can sometimes be difficult to recognize at first compared to cough, but if you are feeling a bit winded more easily, think: have these other symptoms also been present lately?
Shortness of breath can sometimes be difficult to recognize at first compared to cough, but if you are feeling a bit winded more easily, think: have these other symptoms also been present lately?
Finally - as a comment below points out, the absence of these symptoms does NOT mean you are not infected. At this point in the epidemic, we should all act as though we are infected. Social distancing works.
Infection is present for days before symptoms when the virus is incubating, replicating exponentially inside & it is possible to transmit it to others (pre-symptom). Unclear how often, but can happen.
We can each act like we’re in that phase and social distance appropriately
We can each act like we’re in that phase and social distance appropriately
