The "key sign" you have Covid
Doctors campaign for this new symptom to be officially added to the list.
Currently, most people are aware of the most common signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection, which includes fever, shortness of breath, loss of sense of taste and smell, the Dry cough and fatigue. However, there is an additional skin condition that could also predict that an individual suffers from coronaviruses and experts hope to make it official. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Cutaneous rash or rash on fingers or toes a "key sign"
According to the British Association of Dermatologists, an overwhelming number of people who are positive that are positive indicate skin manifestations of the virus, ranging from rash to an unusual eruption on their fingers or toes.
Study Symptom Covid, nine percent of people tested by the virus and reported their symptoms on the application, reported one of these types of rashes. London researchers from King's College London behind the application maintain that the symptom, which can appear before, during or after an infection, was a slightly better predictor of a positive cylinder test than a fever or a cough. For 21%, rashes were the only sign of infection. They were also twice as common in children than in adults.
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Locate the rash can save lives - including yours
Because of the evidence, and the fact that WHO has included "a skin rash or fading of fingers or fingers" on its list of symptoms for months, the British dermatologists group maintains that "eruptions" cutaneousness are a key symptom of Covid, "and should be added to theNHS official list of symptoms. Currently, the list only includes "a high temperature", "a new cough continuous," and "loss or change to your sense of smell or taste".
"We asked the government to add a new rash to the list of signs and symptoms of the official NHS of COVID-19, because it will reduce infections and will save lives," said Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College,The temperature.
The CDC does not have it either on its list of official symptoms.
"The association between certain rashes and Covid-19 has become increasingly clear and recognition is crucial to reducing the spread of the disease," said Dr. Tanya Blaiser, President of the British Association of Dermatologists. And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
