When are you no longer considered contagious? People sickened by COVID-19 are most infectious when they are showing symptoms, including fever, coughing and shortness of breath, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But new research confirms that those without symptoms are pl...
It's that time of year! People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading tosicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV,norovirus stomach bugand more. But how long are you contagious?Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno,Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is already...
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 for public health at KFF Health News,said recently on "CBS Mornings." ...
Its not just that people are having babies, people are doing this crazy thing and having a third. I will come out the other side of this. I don’t know how, but I will. If you have ways you got through it, I would gladly take them. For now, my primary approach to dealing ...
Even if you have minor symptoms, you are still contagious. People who are unvaccinated or immunocompromised may still get severe disease. Stay isolated if you have any symptoms, even if you cannot quickly get a COVID-19 test. Q: How are rapid antigen tests different from PCR tests? Is one...
You might have heard the terms “night sweats” and “hot flashes” used interchangeably. Although both make you feel hot, they are not exactly the same. Hot flashes give you sudden, intense feelings of warmth. They can happen day or night, and they are also considered night sweats if the...
Covid-19, said Prof Wendtner, “can be transmitted by elderly people in care home”. He advises “face and mouth protection for the entire population, regardless of age”, which is being considered in Germany. “The viral loads that people encounter when someone coughs ...
20 Safer Delivery of Aerosolized Medications When Dealing With COVID-19 and Other Contagious Airborne Virusesdoi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.021P.E. PepeS. RiosL. LealJ.C. CardonaM.A. McNallyJ.P. RoachP.M. AntevyAnnals of Emergency Medicine...
you might feel discomfort. But it won't hurt. Your doctor will give you medicines to keep you relaxed. Often, people on ventilators are awake, but they may not be fully aware of what's going on. If your condition is serious, your doctor might keep you asleep, so your body can heal...
are great in specific circumstances and less good in others. Rapid antigen tests detect COVID-19 when people have a higher amount of virus particles in their system and are more contagious. But a negative antigen test doesn't necessarily mean you aren't contagious. If someone has COVID-19,...