Doctors explain the incubation period of COVID-19, what the symptoms are, vaccination benefits, and when you stop being contagious if you're infected.
How long are you infectious? The "infectious period" means the time you're able to spread the virus to someone else. For COVID-19, there is emerging evidence to suggest theinfectious period may start1 to 3 days before youdevelop symptoms. The most infectious period is thought to be 1 to...
How long to quarantine after a positive COVID-19 test? The CDC define the difference between quarantine and isolation as: Quarantine: You need to be in quarantine when you have been exposed to the virus and you may or may not be infected. Isolation: You need to isolate when you are infe...
People infected with COVID can spread it even if they don't have symptoms. If you have COVID symptoms, the CDC says to isolate as long as you have a fever. If your symptoms improve, you can return to your normal activities 24 hours after your fever goes away without taking medication ...
Roan’s group teamed up with researchers at UCSF—including infectious disease experts Michael Peluso, MD, and Timothy Henrich, MD—who are part of a multidisciplinary team running an observational COVID study called LIINC, short for Long-term Impact of Infection With Novel Coronavirus. ...
Some people with coronavirus have said they don't know how they got it. Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how long it could take for symptoms to show up and how long the virus may live on surfa
Does the COVID booster have side effects? The side effects are predicted to be similar to those of previous COVID-19 boosters. For instance, with last year's booster, the most common side effect was “a bit of a sore arm,” says William Schaffner, M.D., an infectious disease specialis...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first broke out in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread rapidly worldwide since the beginning of 2020. This new infectious disease is associated with a variety of symptoms and, in severe cases, leads to organ failure and death. On March 11, 20...
How long is COVID infectious? What scientists know so farThose with SARS-CoV-2 are often advised to isolate for only a few days. But evidence is mounting that some people can continue to pass on the virus for much longer. By David Adam ...
Infectious disease experts share why a COVID cough can last beyond your initial sickness, and what you can do to treat a chronic cough.