U.S. households will be able toorder up to four free COVID-19 nasal swab teststhrough the federal program.COVID vs flu symptomsAccording to the CDC,flu symptomsoften include:FeverCoughSore throatRunny or stuffy noseBody
What to do if you have symptoms and are worried you've been exposed to COVID-19 Public health officials believe the rate of COVID-19 cases in Canada is going to get worse before things start to get better. If you feel sick, when should you get tes...
Loss of smell, taste:The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery put out an alertthat “anecdotal evidence is rapidly accumulating” that these symptoms are associated with COVID-19. Anosmia, or loss of smell, has been seen in patients who tested positive but had no other sym...
China has recently approved more than 10 kinds of COVID-19 antigen self-test kits. The National Health Commission suggested that three groups of people should use them: 1. People who develop symptoms within five days. 2. People in quarantine, such as close contacts of COVID-19 patients,...
situation such as travel or in a healthcare environment, or if you have anysymptoms of COVID-19,” says Dr.Danielle DonDeigo, afamilyphysician and obesity specialist atSteadyMD. She says to self-quarantine “if you believe you have been exposed even if asymptomatic, and if you are ...
If you think you may have contracted COVID-19, It is important to take care of yourself and the people around you. Symptoms of COVID-19 may appear within 2 -14 days after contact with a person who has COVID-19.
What do I do if I develop COVID-19 symptoms while traveling? If you're experiencing thetell-tale signs of the coronavirus, prioritize getting tested, then remain isolated until you receive the results. Information is power: the sooner you're diagnosed, the sooner you can protect yourself and...
Amid news that COVID-19 cases are rising among children, it's normal to be concerned when your kid starts coughing. We asked Colleen Nash, MD, MPH, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Rush University Medical Center, which COVID-19 symptoms to lo
The current turnaround time for a COVID-19 test is two days, Moulin said. At this point, people who don't have symptoms are not being tested, she added. People who are sick enough to need to go to thehospital— for example, they cannot readily draw breath or feel like they are goi...
Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap, which means the symptoms are similar to each other. The viruses that cause colds, the flu and COVID-19 are spread the same way-through droplets from the nose and mouth of infect...