There are currently over 95 million cases of coronavirus and just over 2 million deaths. It is vital that patients are seen when they are first symptom, because waiting days can cause complications disease.
It is important to know what the symptoms are Covid-19 the most common, those that may appear first and that should be given more attention. Thus, if someone becomes infected, he can not only save his life, but also prevent it contagion grow.
He coronavirus It has characteristics similar to the common flu that can confuse those who suffer from it, so it is very important not to lower your guard, because without knowing that you can infect someone else. At De10.mx we tell you how you can know if you have coronavirus, depending on the symptoms, although it is best to seek medical advice …
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How do I know if I have coronavirus based on my symptoms?
After all these months of pandemic, specialists around the world have done hundreds of studies to decipher the behavior of coronavirus.
Magazine Annals of Internal Medicine, published by the American College of Physicians, published a study indicating that the patient became infected with Covid-19 symptoms begin after 5 days and no more than 11 days.
Conformable World Health Organization (WHO) beyond muscle pain or a severed body, primary symptoms those who should be given more attention are:
1. Fever: When the body has a fever, it is because it wants to give us a warning that something is wrong in the body. Rising body temperature is one of the initial signs and you should pay special attention to it.
2. Cough: Coronavirus is a respiratory disease and cough is a sign of contagion. It is another symptom that must be considered because, if the symptoms worsen, complications occur such as difficulty breathing and the need to use oxygen.
According to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States (CDC), between 50 and 85% of those who are positive and hospitalized because of Covid-19 have a dry cough.
3. Fatigue: daily work or study is tiring, but when you get coronavirus, the fatigue is prolonged and different. About 75% of those infected have this symptom.
4. Loss of taste or smell: Before even having a fever or sore throat, patients with coronavirus have a loss of taste or smell. 74% of patients suffer from it during the disease.
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Coronavirus and influenza, differences and similarities
He coronavirus and common flu There are diseases that have many similarities as well as differences. In the case of influenza, as it has been for a long time, doctors know how to treat and prevent it, a situation that does not happen with Covid-19 because it is a new virus, SARS-CoV-2.
Similarities between coronavirus and influenza
1. They are contagious diseases of the respiratory tract. Its origin is a virus.
2. They are spread by expelled respiratory drops when speaking, coughing or sneezing.
3. They are spread by contact with a sick person less than 2 meters away.
4. The virus spreads when you touch a contaminated surface or object, touch your nose, mouth or eyes.
5. Common symptoms are cough, fatigue, sore throat, nasal congestion, fever and headache or muscle aches.
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Differences between coronavirus and influenza
1. They are diseases caused by various viruses.
2. Patients with Covid-19 may experience loss of taste or smell.
3. Coronavirus symptoms appear 2 to 14 days after a person is infected. While flu symptoms begin 1 to 4 days after infection.
4. The flu can be treated with antivirals, while Covid-19 cannot.
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