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Mar 1, 2024 · The most common Covid symptoms haven’t changed much since the start of the pandemic, and they remain consistent for the latest dominant variant, JN.1, said Dr. Soniya Gandhi, the associate...
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Updated Oct. 26, 2022
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People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. Possible symptoms include:
•Fever or chills
•Cough
•Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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Difference Between Flu and COVID-19 Influenza (Flu) and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is caused by infection with a coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, and flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses. You cannot tell the difference between flu and COVID-19 by symptoms alone because some of the symptoms are the same. Some PCR tests can differentiate between flu and COVID-19 at the same time. If one of these tests is not available, many testing locations provide flu and COVID-19 tests separately. Talk to a healthcare provider about getting tested for both flu and COVID-19 if you have symptoms. Learn more
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•Understanding Your Risk •Healthcare Workers: Information on COVID-19 •Visit archive.cdc.gov for a historical snapshot of the COVID-19 website, capturing the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on June 28, 2023. •Visit the dynamic COVID-19 collection to search the COVID-19 website as far back as July 30, 2021. Last Updated Oct. 26, 2022 Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases
Nov 10, 2023 · The most common symptoms of COVID-19 include: Fever or chills. A dry cough and shortness of breath. Feeling very tired. Muscle or body aches. Headache. A loss of taste or smell. Sore throat....
Sep 16, 2023 · Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say. Doctors who treat Covid describe the ways the illness has gotten milder and shifted over time to mostly...
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Mar 27, 2024 · Products & Services. A Book: Endemic - A Post-Pandemic Playbook. Show more products from Mayo Clinic. Symptoms. Typical COVID-19 symptoms often show up 2 to 14 days after contact with the virus. Symptoms can include: Dry cough. Shortness of breath. Loss of taste or smell. Extreme tiredness, called fatigue.
Apr 28, 2023 · Santi Nuñez/Getty Images. Not everyone who has COVID-19 will have symptoms. If they do, symptoms may appear 2–14 days after exposure to the virus. They include: dry cough. fever. a new...
