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What Are The Symptoms?

The person exposed the coronavirus might
show a number of symptoms. The severity of
this virus ranges from respiratory problems
to pneumonia, kidney failure, and buildup of
fluid in the lungs. It might take about 2-14
days for the person to show these symptoms.
It is also possible that the person might be
asymptomatic. While researches are trying to
shed light on all the symptoms, new symptoms
are emerging with all researches. These are the
known symptoms of COVID-19
• Cough
• Shortness of Breath
• Fever
• Chills
• Shaking and chills
• Muscle Pain
• Headache
• Sore Throat
• Loss of Taste
• Loss of Smell

About 80% of the COVID-19 affected patients
seem to recover from the virus without any
special treatment. However, one of the six
people infected turn out to be seriously ill and
this 20% needs hospital assistance.

COVID-19 VS FLU

Researches are continuously trying to find the
symptoms that make coronavirus uniquely
identifiable. However, the initial symptoms
of the virus look a lot like that of seasonal
flu. COVID-19 symptoms can indeed get
more serious eventually. The medication of
the virus is still not found however, common
flu can easily be treated using antibiotics.
The onset of COVID-19 is gradual whereas
Flu gets on a person rapidly. Some common
symptoms of the two include- Fever,
cough, fatigue and shortness in breath. Is
very important for everyone to be catious
because of the lack of available resources and
information about the virus.

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