Coronavirus (COVID-19) common Symptoms: What Do I Do If I Feel Sick?

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on December 31, 2019

Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and can recover without special treatment.

Symptoms of Covid-19

Most common symptoms:

· fever

· dry cough

· tiredness

Less common symptoms:

· Aches and pains in body parts

· Sore throat and Diarrhoea

· Conjunctivitis and Headache

· Loss of taste or smell

· Rash on skin, or discoloration of fingers or toes

Serious symptoms:

· Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath

· Chest pain or pressure

· Loss of speech or movement

What to do if you feel unwell

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness and if you are worried that you may have COVID-19 virus, here are some recommendations.

1. Stay Home and Call a Health Care Provider

Stay home and self-isolate even if you have minor symptoms such as when you feel sick ,cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover.Even when your symptoms are mild,do not go to work, school or public places, and avoid public transportation.

Stay Home and Call a Health Care Provider

If your symptoms are severe or you feel like you need medical care, call to help service before you go to to your health care provider. Describe your symptoms over the phone first.

2. Follow Your Health Care Provider’s Instructions

Call your health care provider or hotline for advice. Have someone bring you supplies. the care provider will provide instructions over the phone. You will be told if you need to be evaluated, and if so, what to do next. Based on your risk for COVID-19, your health care provider may recommend that you:

• Continue to monitor your health and call back if you develop a fever or respiratory symptoms.
• Stay home and await for further instructions while keeping in touch.

Follow Your Health Care Provider’s Instructions

• Report to a designated medical care facility for evaluation and treatment. It’s best to go alone to your appointment unless you need assistance.
• Go to a clinic or emergency department if you have more severe symptoms, such as higher fever and severe shortness of breath.

Keep up to date on the latest information from trusted sources, such as WHO are your local and national health authorities. Local and national authorities and public health units are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

3. Practice Hand Hygiene and Respiratory Etiquette

Practice Hand Hygiene and Respiratory Etiquette

• If you do leave your home and to go to a care facility, wear a mask so your coughs and sneezes are less likely to infect others.
• Wash your hands thoroughly (for at least 20 seconds) after sneezing, blowing your nose, coughing or using the bathroom, and before preparing or eating food.
• If you cough or sneeze, do so into the bend of your elbow, not your hand. Or use a tissue, and then throw it away immediately afterward.
• At home, clean often-touched surfaces such as doors and doorknobs, cabinet handles, bathroom hardware, tabletops, phones, tablets and keyboards regularly with disinfectant.

Usual body temperature in corona virus disease patients

Body temperature in coronavirus patients

The normal human body temperature remains around 36.5°C to 37°C, regardless of the external temperature or weather. The most effective way to protect yourself against the new corona virus is by frequently cleaning your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or washing them with soap and water.

Food we should avoid during COVID-19

Food we should avoid during COVID-19

• When cooking and preparing food, limit the amount of salt and high-sodium condiments (e.g. soy sauce and fish sauce).
  • Limit your daily salt intake to less than 5 g (approximately 1 teaspoon), and use iodized salt.
  • Avoid foods (e.g. snacks) that are high in salt and sugar.
  • Limit your intake of soft drinks or sodas and other drinks that are high in sugar (e.g fruit juice concentrates and syrups, flavoured milks and yogurt drinks).
  • Choose fresh fruits,vegetables , intake of meat as they are rich in protein instead of sweet snacks such as cookies, cakes and chocolates.

Immune to COVID-19,once we get it

Immune to COVID-19

Research is still ongoing into how strong that protection is and how long it lasts.

Whether the strength and length of immune response depends on the type of infection a person has and their blood plasma is considered as a source of cure for other infected patients.

Even people without symptoms seem to develop an immune response.

Let’s hope for better days ahead,only with proper care, self control we can fight it.Keep your self away from social gathering and try to involve your selves in indoor activities.