Covid 19 Symptoms: How To Recognize The Signs Of Coronavirus
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 Published On Dec 8, 2020

COVID 19 symptoms can vary, and there are a wide variety of signs and symptoms of Coronavirus that you should be aware of. It can range from no symptoms at all, to mild or vague symptoms, to severe symptoms or complications leading to hospitalizations. And even after you have gotten over the COVID-19 infection, you can have long term symptoms or post-viral complications, and this can really make you feel like you're in this thing for the long haul.

This video is intended to be informational only. It is not a medical consultation, nor is it personalized medical advice. For medical advice, please consult your physician.

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History of Covid-19
Let's discuss the difference between signs and symptoms. Signs are what you see, symptoms are what you feel. And certainly, the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can vary widely. Just to give a little history, COVID-19 was discovered at the end of 2019 when there was a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China.

These cases were found to be caused by a novel coronavirus. The virus rapidly spread throughout the world and became a COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The World Health Organization named the disease 'coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19'. And it was determined that this novel coronavirus was caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome: coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2.



Covid-19 Incubation Period
Now in order to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, you must first understand its incubation period or the time between being exposed to the virus to actually developing symptoms. The incubation period for COVID-19 is between 1 and 14 days, meaning that you may be exposed to coronavirus, but not actually develop symptoms until 14 days later. That being said, most patients have an incubation period of between 4 and 5 days.

Covid-19 Symptoms
COVID-19 symptoms may include:

Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath.
Generalized fatigue or malaise.
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea.
Loss of taste
Loss of the sense of smell.
Pink eye or conjunctivitis.
Sore throat
Myalgias, or muscle aches.
Skin changes or dermatologic changes.
Red bumpy, small rash, or a maculopapular rash
Hives or urticaria

Some patients with COVID-19 have even reported getting small blisters on their skin or secular lesions. If you are having shortness of breath with COVID-19 as many patients do, you may get a chest x-ray with the findings of bilateral infiltrates or signs of congestion of the lungs on both sides.

A chest CT scan may reveal a 'ground-glass' appearance, or 'ground-glass' opacities of the lungs, where the inside of your lungs literally looks like 'ground-glass' on the CT. If you have severe shortness of breath with a COVID-19 infection, you may even have a pulmonary embolism or a blood clot in the lungs. COVID-19 has been associated with thromboembolic disease.

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What To Do If You Think You Have Covid-19
If you do have any of these signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or if you suspect that you have been exposed to the virus, please contact your physician. If your symptoms are severe, and certainly if you are having respiratory distress or difficulty breathing, you need to be seen. You need to go to the emergency room or call an ambulance.

There is great research being done on how to treat COVID-19 and on vaccinations for COVID-19. But the most basic tools we have on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are wearing masks, socially distancing, and exercising good hand hygiene.

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