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==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
| + | * [https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-covid19-day-by-day-symptoms-patients-2020-2 A day-by-day breakdown of coronavirus symptoms] | ||
* [https://elemental.medium.com/how-to-tell-if-you-have-the-flu-coronavirus-or-something-else-30c1c82cc50f How to tell if you have flu, coronavirus or something else] | * [https://elemental.medium.com/how-to-tell-if-you-have-the-flu-coronavirus-or-something-else-30c1c82cc50f How to tell if you have flu, coronavirus or something else] | ||
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Fever''' | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Fever''' | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. | ||
| − | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px;"|'''High''' 87.9% | + | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|'''High''' 87.9% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Dry cough''' | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Dry cough''' | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. | ||
| − | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px;"|'''High''' 67.7% | + | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|'''High''' 67.7% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"|- | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"|- | ||
|- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | |- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Shortness of breath''' | | style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Shortness of breath''' | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|- Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold. | | style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|- Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold. | ||
| − | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px;"|'''High''' | + | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|'''High''' |
|- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | |- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Loss of sense of smell''' | | style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Loss of sense of smell''' | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|Loss of smell or taste not related to sinus issues | | style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|Loss of smell or taste not related to sinus issues | ||
| − | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px;"|'''High''' '''[https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-symptoms-loss-smell-taste.html 70%]''' | + | | style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|'''High''' '''[https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-symptoms-loss-smell-taste.html 70%]''' |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-symptoms-taste-smell-loss-ear-nose-throat-a9416226.html Coronavirus: New symptom of virus could be loss of taste and smell, top UK doctor says] | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-symptoms-taste-smell-loss-ear-nose-throat-a9416226.html Coronavirus: New symptom of virus could be loss of taste and smell, top UK doctor says] | ||
|- style="height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="height: 38.9688px;" | |- style="height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="height: 38.9688px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 38.9688px;"|Fatigue | | style="width: 201px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 38.9688px;"|Fatigue | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px;"|38.1% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px; text-align: center;"|38.1% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 38.9688px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 38.9688px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 52px;" data-mce-style="height: 52px;" | |- style="height: 52px;" data-mce-style="height: 52px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 52px;"|[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318924 Sputum production] | | style="width: 201px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 52px;"|[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318924 Sputum production] | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 52px;"|'''Sputum''' is '''produced''' when a person's lungs are diseased or damaged. '''Sputum''' is not saliva but the thick mucus – sometimes called '''phlegm'' '– which is coughed up from the lungs | | style="width: 561px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 52px;"|'''Sputum''' is '''produced''' when a person's lungs are diseased or damaged. '''Sputum''' is not saliva but the thick mucus – sometimes called '''phlegm'' '– which is coughed up from the lungs | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px;"|33.4% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;"|33.4% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 52px;" data-mce-style="height: 52px;" | |- style="height: 52px;" data-mce-style="height: 52px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 52px;"|[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Low oxygen levels] | | style="width: 201px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 52px;"|[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Low oxygen levels] | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 52px;"|"Normal oxygen saturation for most persons at sea level is 94 percent to 100 percent; Covid pneumonia patients I saw had oxygen saturations as low as 50 percent." | | style="width: 561px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 52px;"|"Normal oxygen saturation for most persons at sea level is 94 percent to 100 percent; Covid pneumonia patients I saw had oxygen saturations as low as 50 percent." | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px;"|18.6% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;"|18.6% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;"|[https://thewirecutter.com/blog/coronavirus-pulse-oximeter/ Buying a pulse oximeter may be useful for this.] | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 52px;"|[https://thewirecutter.com/blog/coronavirus-pulse-oximeter/ Buying a pulse oximeter may be useful for this.] | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Muscle pain or joint pain | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Muscle pain or joint pain | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|14.8% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|14.8% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Sore throat | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Sore throat | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|13.9% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|13.9% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Headache | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Headache | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|13.6% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|13.6% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Chills | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Chills | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|11.4% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|11.4% |
| − | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | + | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"|May including shaking or shivering |
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nausea or vomiting | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nausea or vomiting | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|5.0% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|5.0% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nasal congestion | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nasal congestion | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|4.8% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|4.8% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | |- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Diarrhea | | style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Diarrhea | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | | style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px;"|3.7% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|3.7% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| | ||
|- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | |- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoptysis Haemoptysis] | | style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoptysis Haemoptysis] | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Coughing up blood''' | | style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Coughing up blood''' | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px;"|0.9% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|0.9% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|<br /> | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|<br /> | ||
|- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | |- style="height: 34px;" data-mce-style="height: 34px;" | ||
| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|[https://www.southerncross.co.nz/group/medical-library/conjunctivitis-pink-eye-symptoms-and-treatment Conjunctival congestion] | | style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|[https://www.southerncross.co.nz/group/medical-library/conjunctivitis-pink-eye-symptoms-and-treatment Conjunctival congestion] | ||
| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Pink Eye''' | | style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Pink Eye''' | ||
| − | | style="width: 145px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px;"|0.8% | + | | style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|0.8% |
| style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|<br /> | | style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 34px;"|<br /> | ||
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==Articles and First Person Accounts== | ==Articles and First Person Accounts== | ||
| + | * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/27/six-new-coronavirus-symptoms/ CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients over and over] | ||
| + | * [https://medium.com/@ASlavitt/an-early-study-shows-asymptomatic-people-are-still-highly-contagious-cd62ba0615e0 A New Study Indicates Asymptomatic People are Still Highly Contagious] | ||
* [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu] | * [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu] | ||
* [https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-its-like-to-survive-covid-19 What It’s Like to Have a ‘Mild’ Case of COVID-19] | * [https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-its-like-to-survive-covid-19 What It’s Like to Have a ‘Mild’ Case of COVID-19] | ||
[[Category: COVID-19 Info]][[Category: Healthcare]][[Category: Symptoms]] | [[Category: COVID-19 Info]][[Category: Healthcare]][[Category: Symptoms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 27 April 2020
Symptoms
- A day-by-day breakdown of coronavirus symptoms
- How to tell if you have flu, coronavirus or something else
- University of Alabama: COVID-19 SYMPTOM TRACKER - Check in daily to report your health status and symptoms—even if you are feeling healthy
| Symptom | Symptom Description | Likelihood of Symptom to appear if sick | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. | High 87.9% | |
| Dry cough | - Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. | High 67.7% | - |
| Shortness of breath | - Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold. | High | |
| Loss of sense of smell | Loss of smell or taste not related to sinus issues | High 70% | Coronavirus: New symptom of virus could be loss of taste and smell, top UK doctor says |
| Fatigue | x | 38.1% | |
| Sputum production | 'Sputum is produced when a person's lungs are diseased or damaged. Sputum is not saliva but the thick mucus – sometimes called phlegm '– which is coughed up from the lungs | 33.4% | |
| Low oxygen levels | "Normal oxygen saturation for most persons at sea level is 94 percent to 100 percent; Covid pneumonia patients I saw had oxygen saturations as low as 50 percent." | 18.6% | Buying a pulse oximeter may be useful for this. |
| Muscle pain or joint pain | x | 14.8% | |
| Sore throat | x | 13.9% | |
| Headache | x | 13.6% | |
| Chills | x | 11.4% | May including shaking or shivering |
| Nausea or vomiting | x | 5.0% | |
| Nasal congestion | x | 4.8% | |
| Diarrhea | x | 3.7% | |
| Haemoptysis | Coughing up blood | 0.9% | |
| Conjunctival congestion | Pink Eye | 0.8% |
