Difference between revisions of "Healthcare/Symptoms - Do I Have COVID-19?"

Revision as of 05:25, 1 April 2020

Fever - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom.
Dry cough - Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe.
Shortness of breath - Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold.

Note potential early warning symptom is loss of sense of smell: Coronavirus: New symptom of virus could be loss of taste and smell, top UK doctor says
- additional citation: https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection

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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 == Your Health: Personal and Home ==
-==== Symptoms ====
+=== 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]
 # '''Fever''' - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom.
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 ** additional citation: https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection
-==== What to do ====
+=== What to do ===
 * [https://elemental.medium.com/what-to-buy-and-what-to-skip-to-prepare-for-coronavirus-3b721d60eb82 Coronavirus Quarantine Shopping List]
 * [https://thewirecutter.com/blog/coronavirus-care-at-home/?utm_campaign=DailyDeals&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=WorkFromHome How to properly care for a sick person at home]
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 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKVUarhtvE How Soap Kills Coronavirus]
 * [https://elemental.medium.com/you-need-to-disinfect-your-phone-heres-how-39e705ee18be How to disinfect your phone]
+* [https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage How to Sew a Face Mask]
 === More information on Personal Health Issues ===