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* [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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* [https://www.helpbeatcovid19.org/?fbclid=IwAR0VPFNLcXev5LLFrB4T8oPmeQ9PaB6Zh5HKd0uV7Jbg6Jr-YYtcTVSSDgQ University of Alabama: COVID-19 SYMPTOM TRACKER] - Check in daily to report your health status and symptoms—even if you are feeling healthy
 
* [https://www.helpbeatcovid19.org/?fbclid=IwAR0VPFNLcXev5LLFrB4T8oPmeQ9PaB6Zh5HKd0uV7Jbg6Jr-YYtcTVSSDgQ University of Alabama: COVID-19 SYMPTOM TRACKER] - Check in daily to report your health status and symptoms—even if you are feeling healthy
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| '''Fever'''|| - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. ||style="color: red; "|'''High''' 87.9% ||
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! style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px; text-align: left;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px; text-align: left;"|References
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| '''Dry cough''' || - Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. ||style="color: red; "| '''High''' 67.7% || -
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Fever'''
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| '''Shortness of breath''' || - Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold. ||style="color: red; "| '''High'''
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom.
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| 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%
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| '''Loss of sense of smell''' || Loss of smell or taste not related to sinus issues ||style="color: red; "|'''High''' '''[https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-symptoms-loss-smell-taste.html 70%]''' || [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]
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|Fatigue||x ||38.1%||
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|'''Dry cough'''
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|- Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe.
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|Sputum production||x ||33.4%||
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| 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%
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|Shortness of breath||x ||18.6%||
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| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Shortness of breath'''
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|Muscle pain or joint pain||x || 14.8%||
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| 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.
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| style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="color: red; width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|'''High'''
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|Sore throat||x || 13.9%||
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| style="width: 201px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 34px;"|'''Loss of sense of smell'''
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|Headache||x || 13.6%||
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| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|Loss of smell or taste not related to sinus issues
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| 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%]'''
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|Chills||x || 11.4%||
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| 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]
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|Nausea or vomiting||x || 5.0%||
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| style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 38.9688px;"|x
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|Nasal congestion||x || 4.8%||
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| style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 38.9688px; text-align: center;"|38.1%
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|Diarrhea||x || 3.7%||
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| style="width: 201px; height: 52px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 52px;"|[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318924 Sputum production]
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|Haemoptysis||x || 0.9%||
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| 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
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| style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;"|33.4%
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|Conjunctival congestion||x || 0.8%||
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| 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]
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| 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."
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| style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 52px; text-align: center;"|18.6%
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| 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.]
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|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;"
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Muscle pain or joint pain
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|14.8%
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| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"| 
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|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;"
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Sore throat
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|13.9%
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|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;"
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Headache
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|13.6%
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Chills
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|11.4%
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| style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 715.629px; height: 16px;"|May including shaking or shivering
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|- style="height: 16px;" data-mce-style="height: 16px;"
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nausea or vomiting
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|5.0%
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Nasal congestion
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|4.8%
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| style="width: 201px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 201px; height: 16px;"|Diarrhea
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| style="width: 561px; height: 16px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 16px;"|x
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| style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 16px; text-align: center;"|3.7%
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| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Coughing up blood'''
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| style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|0.9%
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| style="width: 561px; height: 34px;" data-mce-style="width: 561px; height: 34px;"|'''Pink Eye'''
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| style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 145px; height: 34px; text-align: center;"|0.8%
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===Hygiene & Cleaning===
 
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* [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html?fbclid=IwAR0m9r915kvXSOoIjRyKGoMyQ7X2s9mKMLRZb4HeOai7pqDipp1ZkT8Pzs8 CDC Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfection]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKVUarhtvE How Soap Kills Coronavirus]
 
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* [https://elemental.medium.com/you-need-to-disinfect-your-phone-heres-how-39e705ee18be How to disinfect your phone]
 
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[[File:Sanitation_Practices.png|default|500px|frameless|Sanitation Practices - Western Disposal, Boulder Colorado]]
 
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* [https://elemental.medium.com/what-to-buy-and-what-to-skip-to-prepare-for-coronavirus-3b721d60eb82 Coronavirus Quarantine Shopping List]
 
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html?action=click&module=Top+Stories&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0hFj36h8kXQsm3yUOiW_jK-qn2UNo2ktmNDFAJ_XQitJl8OhCydZcoKWk More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection]
 
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* [https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-03-26/americans-dont-disinfect-properly Americans Don't Disinfect Properly - Here's how to do it]
 
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage How to Sew a Face Mask]
 
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** [https://makeit-loveit.com/make-continouos-strip-bias-tape-binding How to make a continuous strip of bias tape]
 
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** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/SMAHAtlanta/?ref=bookmarks Sewing Masks for Atlanta Hospitals] - a group dedicated to coordinating mask-making efforts and getting them to partnered hospitals in ATL.  Most cities seem to have them now. Also has many validated resources on mask-making.
 
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* [https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/4/1/21203241/coronavirus-diy-face-mask-homemade-tutorials Everything you need to know about making your own face mask]
 
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* [https://www.fox5ny.com/news/doctor-offers-coronavirus-protection-advice Doctor offers coronavirus protection advice] - ''long interview where various approaches and supplements which may help boost your immunity and lessen symptoms''
 
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*[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired] - we needed to conserve the N95/respirator style for medical workers, but cloth masks are better than nothing. -
 
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*[https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-can-become-aerosol-doesnt-mean-doomed/ The new coronavirus can likely remain airborne for some time. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed]
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==Articles and First Person Accounts==
  
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* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/27/six-new-coronavirus-symptoms/ CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients over and over]
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* [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]
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* [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu]
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* [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]
  
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Symptoms

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%


Articles and First Person Accounts

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