Far and away, the commonest phone call/e mail I receive asks about COVID-19 diagnosis.
Just print this out, tape it on your refrigerator door, and stay calm.
ALLERGIES
• Runny nose
• Sneezing
• Red, swollen eyes
• Itchy eyes and nose
• Tickly throat
• No fever
COLD
• Runny nose
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Mild muscle aches
• Mild dry cough
• Rarely a low fever
STREP THROAT
• Painful sore throat
• Hurts to swallow
• Swollen glands in neck
• Fever
FLU (Standard seasonal flu)
• Fever
• Dry cough (no mucus)
• Sudden onset over few hours
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Fatigue, sometimes quite severe
• Muscle aches, sometimes quite severe
• Rarely, diarrhea
CORONAVIRUS-COVID 19
• Shortness of breath
• Fever (usually above 100 degrees)
• Dry cough (no mucus)
• Slow onset (2-14 days)
• Mild muscle aches
• Mild fatigue
• Mild sneezing
When I came into your office on January 15th and told you I had the flu I’m thinking it could have been Covid-19. I lost sense of smell and taste, no phlegm with a cough. It was from late December to past mid January. I fainted on December 27th and January 17th I was extremely weak and had gastrointestinal issues also. I couldn’t get up without help. I didn’t take my temp at all but I had one.
Dawn M Barajas