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3 days ago · Mild to moderate illness from COVID-19 usually lasts an average of 10 days. For some people, symptoms fade in a matter of days; for others, it takes weeks. Even mild COVID-19 cases can progress to long COVID or post-COVID syndrome, in which ongoing symptoms remain long after the initial infection.
1 day ago · If you have symptoms, test right away. Wait five days to test after exposure if you do not have symptoms. If you have symptoms but test negative, you should test again after 48 hours. You should also test within a day or two before a large event or a visit to someone considered high-risk for COVID-19.
- Lana Barhum
3 days ago · Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, many individuals infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have continued to experience lingering symptoms for months or even years following infection.
3 days ago · Children and teens with long COVID are also more likely than adults are to make a full recovery. Some symptoms might not qualify as impairments. Long COVID can impair a person's ability to work or attend school for 6 months to 2 years or more after COVID-19 infection, the authors said.
4 days ago · C arbon dioxide monitors have been around for decades. But in 2020, they became, almost overnight, a hot commodity. All of a sudden, people wanted them to help assess the safety of indoor spaces ...
2 days ago · As new variants of the coronavirus continue to gain traction, doctors and researchers are bracing for a potential rise in cases this summer. KP.2, one of these variants, now accounts for 28.5% of ...
6 days ago · COVID-19 transmission routes may include environmental contamination by fecal shedding, and virus droplets on surfaces may remain viable for up to 9 hours. Similarities of SARS-CoV-2 to other human respiratory coronaviruses may help identify environmental containment strategies and even therapeutic targets.
