Healthcare/Symptoms - Do I Have COVID-19?
Contents
Your Health: Personal and Home
Symptoms
How to tell if you have flu, coronavirus or something else
| 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 | x | 33.4% | |
| Shortness of breath | x | 18.6% | |
| Muscle pain or joint pain | x | 14.8% | |
| Sore throat | x | 13.9% | |
| Headache | x | 13.6% | |
| Chills | x | 11.4% | |
| Nausea or vomiting | x | 5.0% | |
| Nasal congestion | x | 4.8% | |
| Diarrhea | x | 3.7% | |
| Haemoptysis | x | 0.9% | |
| Conjunctival congestion | x | 0.8% |
What to do
Hygiene & Cleaning
Prevention
Mask Making
- How to Sew a Face Mask
- How to make a continuous strip of bias tape
- 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.
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. -
