As coronavirus cases invade hospitals, and every state is considered a “danger zone,” and that’s the key to knowing if you have the highly contagious virus. Who is better to consult than Johns Hopkins, the private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, which has been at the forefront of detecting COVID-19 since it hit this shore? “Symptoms may start between two and 14 days after you are infected with the coronavirus,” the university advises. “The most common symptoms are” the following. Read on – and do not miss it to ensure your health and the health of others Sure signs that you already have a Coronavirus.
“Fever is not a disease in itself. It is rather a symptom that something is not right in the body,” says Johns Hopkins. “It could be a bacterial or viral infection.” It could be COVID-19. ‘Normal body temperatures range from 36.4 ° C to 37.2 ° C (97.5 ° F to 98.9 ° F), they say. “It is usually lower in the morning and higher in the evening. Most health care providers consider fever to be 38 ° C or higher.”
“COVID-19 may initially cause mild symptoms, but then become more intense over five to seven days, with worsening cough and shortness of breath,” says Johns Hopkins. The cough is often dry. “For some, pneumonia develops.”
You may struggle to breathe – and it can get bad. “COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, can cause lung complications such as pneumonia and in the most severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, “says Johns Hopkins.” Sepsis, another possible complication of COVID-19, can also permanently damage the lungs and other organs. “it takes time,” Panagis Galiatsatos, Managing Director, MHS, an expert in lung diseases at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, say. “There is the initial injury to the lungs, followed by scarring. Over time, the tissue heals, but it can take three months to a year or more before a person’s lung function returns to pre-COVID-19. levels return. “
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading expert in infectious diseases and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, calls it ‘myalgia’. “Myalgia describes muscle aches and pains, which can include ligaments, tendons and fascia, the soft tissues that connect muscles, bones and organs,” says Johns Hopkins. “Injuries, trauma, overuse, stress, certain drugs and diseases can cause myalgia.” So can COVID-19.
A sore throat is commonly included in lists of the most common symptoms. “Common signs of coronavirus infection include runny nose, cough, fever, sore throat and shortness of breath,” says Johns Hopkins. Read on for those who are less frequent but not less worried.
“COVID-19 symptoms vary from person to person, but an overwhelming majority of people who are infected have one thing in common: they have lost some odor and taste,” reports Johns Hopkins. “The most unique finding that occurs is that patients can lose their smell and taste in an isolated way,” Nicholas Rowan, Managing Director, an assistant professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says. “It happens suddenly and in many cases without any other symptoms.” The hospital adds: “Emerging data show that the new coronavirus directly infects the area of the olfactory nerve, he adds, and that may be how the virus gains access to its human host.”
“COVID-19 can have different symptoms, but one of the potentially dangerous symptoms is the diarrhea that most people are not very excited about,” says Johns Hopkins. “It is estimated that 20% of COVID-19 patients will have diarrhea shortly after contracting the disease.”
You may get headaches, a “pain or discomfort in the head or face,” says Johns Hopkins, who some have described as a hammer. You may also develop a migraine, which may be accompanied by ‘nausea and vomiting, lightheadedness, sensitivity to light (photophobia) and other visual symptoms.’
A proud tiredness can last long after you have shed the virus. “There may be a post-viral syndrome associated with Covid-19,” Fauci told the International AIDS Society last year. It looks like myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, which was once known as chronic fatigue syndrome, he says. “There is no doubt that there are a significant number of individuals who have a post-viral syndrome that they are in many ways unfit for weeks and weeks after so-called recovery.”
“The CDC notes that people with compromised immune systems, such as those recovering from COVID-19, are at greatest risk of developing diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, including vomiting and nausea,” says Johns Hopkins.
Is your runny nose cold? Or COVID-19? Discussing the symptoms with your doctor – or seeking a test – is the only way to know for sure.
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You do not need a fever to have coronavirus. “Yes, you can be infected with the coronavirus and especially in the first few days have a cough or other symptoms with no fever or a very low grade,” says Johns Hopkins. “Keep in mind that it is also possible to have COVID-19 with minimal or even no symptoms.”
“Some of these symptoms are very common and can occur in many conditions other than COVID-19,” says Johns Hopkins. “If you have one of them, contact a doctor or healthcare provider so they can assess your risk and help you determine the next steps.” And follow the principles of Fauci and help end this upsurge 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.