Because of the highly contagious nature of COVID-19, one of the best ways each of us can play our part is to prevent the spread of the virus – to save lives in the process – by identifying an infection as effectively as possible. . So, what’s the first sign that you’ve got it? Of the laundry list of symptoms that appear on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are two that usually appear days before the other. Carlos R. Oliveira, MD, Ph.D., Yale Medicine pediatric infectious diseases doctor, revealed to Eat it, not it! Health what they are. Read on – and do not miss it to ensure your health and the health of others Sure signs that you already have a Coronavirus.
You will probably feel fatigue and headaches first
“There is a wide range of clinical manifestations following COVID-19 infections,” explains Dr. Oliveira. According to the CDC, fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or breathing problems, fatigue, muscle or body pain, headache, new loss of smell or taste, throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea. While most people assume that the first sign of COVID-19 involves a temperature change, there are two other non-specific symptoms that usually present themselves first.
“Although fever is often considered the first manifestation after infection, non-specific symptoms such as fatigue and headaches are likely to be reported before fever,” Dr Oliveira reveals.
These symptoms are due to the initial activation of the immune system, ‘much like what is reported following the vaccination’, he explains. Although fever, or temperatures above 100.4 ° F, occur in about half of COVID-19 cases, it can detect non-specific symptoms by one to two days.
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How to stay healthy during the pandemic
Due to the fact that asymptomatic spread is a common feature of COVID, it is essential to take precautions, even if you feel healthy, to prevent the spread of the virus. So follow the principles of dr. Anthony Fauci and help end this boom no matter where you live; wear a face mask, social distance, avoid large crowds, do not go indoors with people you do not shelter with (especially in pubs), practice good hand hygiene, be vaccinated if it is available to you and around your life and the lives of others, do not visit one of this not 35 places you are likely to catch COVID.