Antibody tests should help answer that question soon-ish. But, yeah, I do think it's likely that the actual number of infected is 10-20x higher even in countries that are running a fair amount of tests currently.
Yeah i'm having a sore throat for two weeks now. Getting slightly worse every day. Nothing else though. So i figure it must be a cold or hayfever...
I wouldn't say that at all. High temperature is late stage symptom by the time your worrying about temperature and shortness off breath you should be worrying you may have to go to the doctor. It's the pneumonia that kills you.
As far as I understand it, fever (or probably backache) is usually the first symptom, well before onset of pneumonia.
I think that fate (or someone else?) already did what should be done.
It probably is all in your head, being stressed leads to some hyperventilation and painful chest muscles. Like was said before, start worrying if you develop chills and a fever. If you're able to (because they're sold out everywhere because you're certainly not the first who's worrying) try to order a pulse oximeter from somewhere. Should cost no more than $40 if you think they're price gouging. I went through all the symptoms (fever, backache, dry cough for three weeks) and occasionally felt like getting short-winded with chest pain, but being able to quickly see my oxygen levels being completely in the healthy area (95%+) always helped to put my mind at ease. The same pulse oximeters you can buy on amazon or wherever are also used in hospitals as the prime indicator for whether you need to be admitted for COVID19 pneumonia.
They are not fudging, they are hopelessly running behind in a crisis. You can't expect them to be up to date.
is it possible to have pneumonia without a bad cough? ive been sick with suspected corona for 12 days and aside from a mild cough, nausea and a handful of times i felt very mild chest pain i've felt the same until 2 hours ago when i felt a little short of breath. i read here and other places that the symptoms usually run their course in about 14 days so i was really hoping i would be out of the danger zone, but also that corona has days where you feel good and then it gets worse.
You should warn her. I had to warn several people at the beginning of quarantene, but yesterday everybody maintained distance. Also store employees are quite vocal about spacing and are controlling the customers.
That's good to know. Hospital resources in the South are less than in the North, so it is essential to stop the spreading. People like your cousin are doing the correct thing.
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It doesn't seem super likely, but it is possible. We had the example of the ER nurse who only discovered the double pneumonia when someone came in for an x-ray of a dislocated shoulder. Probably (again, probably..) not something to be worried about, but do keep a close watch obviously. I think it's usually the cytokine storm that does younger people in, and would come with fever. I'm very much not an expert though.
As someone with dust allergy, I highly recommend this and to ventilate (open your window) for at least 15 mins per day. It helps.
Turn on your heater and also find a way to humidify the room;
thats good to read, i haven't had any type of fever or chills thus far. although my mom did experience some chills but no fever and she's the one that got me sick.
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