The unique sign you caught Covid, declares the surgeon general
"The symptom ... that really differentiates the flu of Covid is the loss of taste or smell."
Withcase of coronavirusandhospitalizationshitting numbers of records, you may be wondering if each cough or sniff isCOVID-19 [Feminine or the flu. The two are very contagious, so you must immediately contact a health professional if you think you have either, but a symptom is unique to coronavirus, according to the American surgeon, Mr. Jerome Adams, a member of the working group on the house White coronavirus. Read to hear his complete warning and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Anosmia and Agenia are common signs of Covid-19, explains the general surgeon
"The symptom that I would like to alert the people to it differentiates Covid's flu is the loss of taste or smell," Adams said on the NPRAll things Considered. "If you get this symptom, then you have to reach out to your health care provider right away and enter and get a COVID test."
Medical conditions are anosmia - the loss of smell and dysgeusia - a sense of altered taste.
"A change of smell or loss of someone from someone is now recognized as basic coronavirus symptoms," says BBC.
This can last a few days or more. Said the BBC, an "international team of researchers interviewed 187 Italians who had the virus but who were not sick enough to be admitted to the hospital. Individuals were invited to note their sense of smell or taste soon after being diagnosed and another month later. A total of 113 reported an alteration in their sense of smell and / or their taste:
- 55 said they had recovered fully
- 46 Improvements reported in their symptoms
- 12 found that their symptoms were unchanged or worse. "
The study published inJama Otolatygolygoly-Head & Neck Surgeryshows that these senses may never come back.
"Nearly 90% of people who have lost their feeling of smell or taste while infected with COVID-19 improved or recovered in a month, a study has been found. The study, in Italy, found 49% of patients had fully taken over the smell or a taste and 40% reported reported improvements, "reports theBBC. "But 10% said that their symptoms remained the same or aggravated. Given the magnitude of the pandemic, experts warn hundreds of thousands of people could face long-term problems."
Another difference between Covid and the flu: "Covid seems to spread much more easily than influenza, and this causes much more serious diseases in some people," warned Adams. So do you test if you lose your sense of taste or smell. And get an influenza vaccine if you have not yet had it.
Dr. Adams admitted there is COVID fatigue, leading to propagation
In the NPR maintenance, Mr. Adams said Covid Fatigue was one of the reasons of origin. "The virus hit different places across the country at different locations," he said. "And so you had people who have done these things since February, March, April, but they did not really start to see the wave before later. And they are simply tired."
"Because the inhabitants of the North Dakota or the inhabitants of the Arkansas or residents of California may not have the impression of taking the same steps as someone in New York," he continued. "So I've been in South Dakota. I'm in Wisconsin. I have been in Ohio over the past two weeks, really talk directly to people, helping them understand their surges that happen and the measures they need to take at the level of their state. "
Nevertheless, Adams, we must all remain vigilant following the fundamentals. "The three W are the most important if you have gathered around other people: wear a mask, wash your hands and frequently disinfect commonly affected areas and watch away from other people 'distances," says Adams. "And if you can not do these things in this environment where you plan to come together, you should probably stay at home because, again, this virus is incredibly ruthless."
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing - COVID-19 in the first place: Wear your facial maskTested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, only manage essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas, stay at the outside more than from the inside and to go inside. this pandemic at your healthier, do not miss these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .