COVID-19: Beware of these symptoms even if you are not having fever

According to researchers, red eye or conjunctivitis is symptom of COVID-19 but it can be easily missed since its not a classic sign. However, the red eye in case of COVID-19 will be secondary to other symptoms like a fever or a headache.

Coughing is a common symptom of the COVID-19 virus. These coughing sounds are ‘different’ from your typical coughs as they are more persistent, harder to control and they also change your voice.

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As per American Journal of Gastroenterology’s newly published study stomach problems are also linked with COVID-19. People contacting the virus may undergo gastrointestinal problems such a diarrhoea, nausea, loss of appetite and abdominal cramps which could go undiagnosed in the absence of the symptoms. As per the study, 48.5% of 204 people who had been infected by the virus in China reported having digestive symptoms such as diarrhoea. 

This is another common symptom of the COVID-19 virus. Dyspnea is know and difficulty in breathing and can be accompanied with tightness in the chest, palpitations and rapid breathing.

Brain fog is difficulty in concentration, remembering things and the feeling of being confused. Patients who have had COVID-19 in the past say that they have had cognitive problems after suffering from the virus.

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Fatigue and exhaustion happens to be one of the key symptoms of COVID-19 that patients might suffer from months after contracting the virus. As for people recovering from any other viral infection, the body tends to heal within a week or so, but with COVID-19, it tiredness can last upto six months. According to a study, 63% of patients have reported suffering from fatigue, weakness, muscle pain for almost six months after the first symptoms start to show up.

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Loss of taste and smell is also one of the common albeit frustrating symptoms of COVID-19. Loss of olfactory senses can impair your smelling and tasting abilities and according to recent happenings, sensory impairment is also being reported as COVID-19 symptom. 

While having fever doesn’t necessarily mean that you have COVID-19, it is the most common symptom of the virus. The fever is usually exceeding 37.6 degree Celsius or 100 degrees Fahrenheit and can also be wavering and accompanied by shivers and chills.

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