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While pandemic coronavirus continues to spread around the world, more and more individuals are becoming more concerned that they could have Covid-19 contagion. Given the spectacular rise in people diagnosed with coronavirus, one of the main symptoms - with fever and cough - than theCenters for Disaster Control and Prevention (CDC) says to pay attention to shortness of breath. But how can you tell if this symptom can belinked to coronavirus, or if it is caused by something else entirely?

Shortness of breath or dyspnea, is described as "sealing in the chest" and occurs when the lungs "do not receive enough air", according toAmerican Pulmonary Association (TO THE). And theMAYO Clinic said, it can cause "a feeling of choking".

It is important, however, to note that there are similar breathing problems that are not classified as a dyspne-superficial breathing, for example. "Technically, shallow breathing means inhalation and shorter expiration than normal breathing, but with an equal rate," says the pulmonologistSandeep Gupta, MD, ofUniversity health. "Due to shortness of breath, inhalation is usually much shorter than expiration."

Another way to help determine if the difficulty breathing is due to the coronavirus is to consider other potential causes, of which a municipality is beinganxiety. If anxiety or panic is indeed the source of the problem, the symptom would probably be relatively quickly in comparison with the persistent breathlessness often brought by coronavirus.

"If shortness of breath for a few hours and does not improve and does not come back, it is always safer to seek medical care," says Gupta. "Waiting too long can advance the disease and become more complex."

The CDC accepts with Gupta, noting that"Double breathing" is considered a sign of emergency warning for COVID-19, one for which you should have medical attention immediately. So, if in doubt, call your doctor and get their opinion on how you should proceed.