C The COVID-19 and flu are both respiratory infectious diseases, with similar symptom including fever and cough,but they are not the same.Both the COVID-19 and Hlu are diseases caused by a virus. In the case of llu, the pathogens(病原体) are flu viruses,and for COVII) 19, it is...
"If your symptoms are persisting, it's possible that it's still COVID and you need to test again a day or two later, just to be sure," he said. "And also, I would add, if it's not COVID, you still might have something that you don't want to spread to your loved on...
People withCOVID-19 can be infectiousfrom one to two days before and up to eight to 10 days after symptoms begin, according to the CDC."The majority of transmission appears to occur during the early periods of infection, particularly in the 1 to 2 days before symptoms start and within the...
"If you come in with some symptoms of cough or sore throat or runny nose, whatever it is, I can't tell you if that's a cold, if it's walking pneumonia, if it's COVID or the flu. You do need to test," Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large f...
Where are the long COVID trials?The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Get the latest COVID-19 news from infectious diseases expert Mark Rupp, MD, including COVID-19 case rates, types of variants circulating and vaccine updates.
Wear a high-quality mask:A well-fitted mask helps prevent infectious droplets from your mouth and nose when you cough, sneeze, or talk from getting into the surrounding air. A Quick Review You are likely not contagious nine days after COVID symptom onset. You may wear a high-quality mask...
(HealthDay)—It seems like common sense for people who've had COVID-19 to think they now have natural immunity, and therefore don't have to bother getting vaccinated. Common sense, yes, but also incorrect, infectious disease doctors say. Your case of COVID—especially if it was very ...
Long COVID is defined by symptoms that persist for three months or more with no other explicable cause. Almost two million people in the UK had the condition at the time of the latest ONS survey in March 2023. Studies have put the extra cost...
In an April 2020 study of patients with mild COVID-19, more than half experienced diarrhea or other digestive symptoms. Nearly 20% of those who had diarrhea experienced it as their first or only symptom. Bottom line: If you suddenly develop diarrhea, you and your doctor should consider the...