The symptoms of flu and coronavirus are very similar. As a rule, these diseases are accompanied by fever, cough, joint aches, headache. Sometimes runny nose, weakness, shortness of breath join. But how reports The dw.com website has at least two signs that, having found them, it is possible with considerable confidence to assume that we are talking about a cold or flu, and not about a coronavirus: a sore throat and sneezing. Both symptoms are signs of an upper respiratory tract infection. SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the lower respiratory tract, an infected person will mostly have a dry cough, shortness of breath and / or pneumonia, but not a sore throat! And sneezing is a sign of a cold, not a coronavirus.
But the sudden lack of smell and taste is the most common symptom of COVID-19 and almost never occurs in the case of the flu or cold.
It is already known that the disease with coronavirus can be asymptomatic. According to scientists, the incubation period of COVID-19 lasts on average 5-6 days, but can reach 14 days. As for the common cold, it usually begins with a sore throat and a runny nose, followed by a cough that may be dry or with phlegm. For several days, a person has a sore throat, a stuffy nose, a slightly fever, he feels weak and a headache.
Influenza manifests itself suddenly and immediately: its symptoms are headache, joint aches, dry cough, pain and wheezing in the throat, the temperature rises to 41 degrees and is often accompanied by chills. The patient experiences general weakness and falls asleep.
Common cold symptoms subside after a few days and go away after about a week. The flu lasts longer and may take several weeks to fully recover.
Author:
Evgeny Kuznetsov
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