Symptoms of COVID-19

Symptoms of COVID-19 

can vary from person to person. Symptoms may also vary in different age groups. Some of the more commonly reported symptoms include:

• new or worsening cough
• shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• temperature equal to or over 38°C
• feeling feverish
• chills
• fatigue or weakness
• muscle or body aches
• new loss of smell or taste
• headache
• gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting)
• feeling very unwell
  

Children have been more commonly reported to have abdominal symptoms, and skin changes or rashes.

In severe cases, infection can lead to death.

Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to COVID-19.

Evidence indicates that the virus can be transmitted to others from someone who is infected but not showing symptoms. This includes people who:

• have not yet developed symptoms (pre-symptomatic)
• never develop symptoms (asymptomatic)

While experts know that these kinds of transmissions are happening among those in close contact or in close physical settings, it is not known to what extent. This means it is extremely important to follow the proven preventative measures.

If you or your child become ill

If you are showing symptoms of COVID-19, reduce your contact with others:

• isolate yourself at home for 14 days to avoid spreading it to others
  • if you live with others, stay in a separate room or keep a 2-metre distance
• visit a health care professional or call your local public health authority for information on getting tested
  • call ahead to tell them your symptoms and follow their instructions

Children who have mild COVID-19 symptoms are able to stay at home with a caregiver throughout their recovery without needing hospitalization. If you are caring for a child who has suspected or probable COVID-19, it is important to follow the advice for caregivers. This advice will help you protect yourself, others in your home, as well as others in the community.

About coronaviruses

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people and others cause illness in animals. Human coronaviruses are common and are typically associated with mild illnesses, similar to the common cold.

COVID-19 is a new disease that has not been previously identified in humans. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people, and more rarely, these can then spread from person to person through close contact.

There have been 2 other specific coronaviruses that have spread from animals to humans and which have caused severe illness in humans. These are the:

1. severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS CoV)
2. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV)

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Lemon Juice : A simple and safe way to prevent or tackle the infection

Using lemon juice against vomiting and diarrhea
Author Fabian Schmidt
Lemon juice could help patients with Norovirus infections fight off the painful and unpleasant disease, researchers from Heidelberg found. It could also be a good disinfectant during a Norovirus epidemic.

The Norovirus is highly infective, and spreads even faster during an epidemic. Although it's rarely fatal, the symptoms are disgusting, painful and unpleasant. In addition to flu-like symptoms, the infections usually include stomach pains, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Small children suffer more often and more severely than adults.

Dr. Grant Hansman, Virologist at the
German Center for Cancer Research (DKFZ)

So far, there is no treatment for a Norovirus infection. "When you go to any hospital and they detect a Norovirus in your system, there is little you can do. You just have to suffer. That's all you can do," says Dr. Grant Hansman. He is a virologist leading a Norovirus research group at the German Center for Cancer Research DKFZ in Heidelberg.
Even a visit to the doctor is not necessarily wise when your fever still is moderate to high. Going out would only help the virus spread further. But now there may be a simple and safe way to prevent or tackle the infection: lemon juice.


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