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=== 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] | [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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| − | * '''Note''' potential early warning symptom is loss of sense of smell: | + | * '''Note''' potential early warning symptom is loss of sense of smell: |
** additional citation: https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection | ** additional citation: https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection | ||
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| + | ! Symptom !! Symptom Description !! Likelihood of Symptom to appear if sick !! References | ||
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| + | | '''Fever'''|| - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. || '''High''' || | ||
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| + | | '''Dry cough''' || - Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. || '''High''' (if sickness is getting worse) || - | ||
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| + | | '''Shortness of breath''' || - Shortness of breath is a telltale and dangerous development distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza or a cold. || '''High''' | ||
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| + | | '''Loss of sense of smell''' || Example || '''[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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=== What to do === | === What to do === | ||
| − | + | ====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] | * [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html?fbclid=IwAR0m9r915kvXSOoIjRyKGoMyQ7X2s9mKMLRZb4HeOai7pqDipp1ZkT8Pzs8 CDC Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfection] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKVUarhtvE How Soap Kills Coronavirus] | * [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://elemental.medium.com/you-need-to-disinfect-your-phone-heres-how-39e705ee18be How to disinfect your phone] | ||
| + | ====Prevention==== | ||
| + | * [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] | ||
* [https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage How to Sew a Face Mask] | * [https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage How to Sew a Face Mask] | ||
| + | ====Boosting Your Immune System==== | ||
| + | * [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'' | ||
=== More information on Personal Health Issues === | === More information on Personal Health Issues === | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 2 April 2020
Contents
Your Health: Personal and Home
Symptoms
How to tell if you have flu, coronavirus or something else
- Note potential early warning symptom is loss of sense of smell:
- additional citation: https://www.entuk.org/loss-sense-smell-marker-covid-19-infection
| Symptom | Symptom Description | Likelihood of Symptom to appear if sick | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | - Fever early on is a distinguishing symptom. | High | |
| Dry cough | - Dry coughs follow in cases that become moderate or severe. | High (if sickness is getting worse) | - |
| 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 | Example | 70% | Coronavirus: New symptom of virus could be loss of taste and smell, top UK doctor says |
What to do
Hygiene & Cleaning
Prevention
- Coronavirus Quarantine Shopping List
- How to properly care for a sick person at home
- How to Sew a Face Mask
Boosting Your Immune System
- Doctor offers coronavirus protection advice - long interview where various approaches and supplements which may help boost your immunity and lessen symptoms
More information on Personal Health Issues
- 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. -
