Signs that you have already had coronavirus without realizing
You may have received the virus months ago and you are not known.
There will probably be some time until we learned the results of the main antibody studies to determine the number of people who have already been infected with COVID-19-who will help determine how close we are. Reach the immunity of herds. However, one thing is clear crystalline: many more people have been infected with the coronavirus we have previously thought. You may wonder if you fall into this category. Here are 12 ways to help you understand if you have already had coronaviruses.Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Without signs that you have already had coronavirus.
A positive antibody test
The only way to know if you have already been infected with COVID-19, it is taking an antibody test. "Unfortunately, apart from the tests, it is not possible for you to determine if you had COVID only on the basis of symptoms," saysShannon Sovndal, MD, certified doctor of the Emergency Medicine Council. "Many coronaviruses (as well as influenza) can make you feel similar. In addition, Covid-19 can infect a person and cause little or no symptoms."
You have experienced symptoms earlier in the year
In January and February, most of us did not realize that coronavirus was slowly spreading across the country. If you have experienced symptoms earlier in the year, you probably collapsed them like something else. However, there is a decent chance you really had Covid-19. Although the first known coronavirus deaths occurred in February in California, it is likely that the virus distributes weeks earlier.
You have lost your sense of taste or smell
Have you met a strange feeling where you could not taste or feel something?Sharon Chekidian, MD, MPH, an emergency physician of Yale Medicine and Assistant Professor in Yale School of Medicine, said it could have been coronavirus. "A sign that you have probably been infected is a loss of smell and sometimes taste," she explains. "Although other viruses or medical conditions can do it too, it can mean that you are infected - even in the absence of other symptoms."
Thunder headache
Broadway Star Danny Burstein recalled have "migraines on steroids" during his terrible fight with COVID-19 and headaches are one of the most common symptoms of the CDC. Since you could normally get them - because of stress, strong noise or body chemistry - you can not associate them with the coronavirus. But you should.
You have had bizarre skin problems
While neither WHO or CDC mentions skin rash as a possible symptom of Covid,Doctors across the countryHave reported various types of skin rashes - Covid toes with rashes and lesions on the body - 11 as a result of inflammation related to viruses. In fact, theAmerican Academy of Dermatologyestablisheda registerWhen health workers can report cases of skin problems that develop in CIVID-19 patients, hoping to understand exactly why the virus causes these problems.
You have undergone a period of extreme exhaustion
Was there a time in recent months, when you just too tired to move? Maybe you thought it was due to a rigorous training, or maybe a lack of sleep. But oneOverwhelming number of peopleWho have the experience of coronavirus that only light symptoms and one of these is extreme fatigue. As with any type of infection, your body uses energy to fight against it and the result feels more tired than usual.
You had an implacable dry cough
According toChinese researchers, 68% of coronavirus patients complain of a dry and continuous cough.
You had pink eyes
The pink eye is one of these pestic eye infections that most of us experience at a time of life. However, the American Academy of Ophthalmology emphasizes that the condition, also known as conjunctivitis, can be linked to Covid. "Several reports suggest that SARS-COV-2 can cause alight follicular conjunctivitisotherwise indistinguishable other viral causes and possibly be transmitted by aerosol contact with conjunctive, "they explained in adeclaration.
You have been plagued by digestive problems
Have you had the experience of diarrhea, nausea or gas and brush it as something you've eaten or the influenza of the stomach? "Some people have conventional signs of COVID infection as body pain, fevers, headaches, coughs and a respiration session sometimes, but many people come to the department of emergencies with nausea, diarrhea and Abdominal pain ", explains Dr. Chekidian. "Although we generally thought that this is just a stomach virus, there is a good chance that it is Covid."
You were around others who had
If you attended a conference, church service, social event, protest or classes with other infected people, you may not have dodged the infection ball after all.Researchfound that many people had Covid and never realized because they were asymptomatic. A study revealed that many asymptomatic carriers lived in the same region as other people who tested positive.
You had shortness of breath
If you had trouble breathing, it could have been Covid-19. Because the virus is an infection of the upper respiratory tract, shortness of breath - especially at rest - can be a sign that you beat the virus.
You thought you were influenza
Due to the fact that the propagation of Covid occurred during the cold season and the flu - and the symptoms are quite similar - it is very possible that you have been misdiagnosed even by your own doctor. For example, if you were really sick and took a flu test in January or February, before COVID tests are available, there is a very good chance that you had it.
What to do next
If you have experienced symptoms here, contact a health professional. And to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these 37 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus.
