CDC adds new symptoms that can alert suspected Coronavirus patients of the possibility of being infected
FirstpostIt has turned out that many people with COVID-19 do not have fevers or it waxes and wanes, and sometimes accompanied by chills. Echoing the observations of doctors treating thousands of patients in the pandemic, the federal health agency changed its website to cite the following symptoms as possible indicators of COVID-19, the infection caused by the coronavirus: Chills. Another involves people with two of the following symptoms: fever, chills, shivers, muscle pain, headache, sore throat or new dysfunction of taste and smell. While people who become seriously ill from coronavirus infection primarily have acute respiratory distress, other symptoms that accompany the disease can vary widely, doctors and researchers have reported. “These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually.” Both agencies recommend that people seek emergency medical attention if they have trouble breathing or persistent pain or pressure in the chest.