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pnwmom

(110,321 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2020, 08:49 PM Mar 2020

* Important COVID-19 statistic: only 44% of cases present with fever. * [View all]

They might just present with cold or allergy symptoms.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927264?fbclid=IwAR3nL8BkEe2kKA00nG2_jwA6QpaCuk8BbHaEW4fGdppg1J0Lle-5S2lzqJA#vp_2

Allergist–immunologist Grayson also noted one particularly concerning observation in updated CDC guidance about presenting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 is that not all patients are febrile.

With the start of allergy season, this makes identification of COVID-19 especially challenging.

"What's scaring me is that only 44% are presenting to the hospital with fever. Cough, congestion, and rhinorrhea could be allergies — or it could also be COVID-19. I have no idea, and now they're standing in front of my nurses coughing in their faces — great," he told Medscape Medical News.

"We were just discussing that in our office," agreed Hill. "Essentially, our message to patients is if you're not feeling well stay home. Normally when somebody's sick we want to see them but now we don't, so we're looking at telehealth options. And if they're really sick, the hospital has a special central area."

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*** Important COVID-19 statistic: only 44% of cases present with fever. *** [View all] pnwmom Mar 2020 OP

Sounds like a lot of people are going to ER just because they have cough, etc. That is not a reason Hoyt Mar 2020 #1

Remember that in 14 states without the Medicaid expansion, the only way to get medical care pnwmom Mar 2020 #9

I think you misunderstood. LisaL Mar 2020 #2

That's not how I understood it in the context of this: pnwmom Mar 2020 #8

Not all patients have fever, that's true. LisaL Mar 2020 #16

I don't think so. The whole point of those paragraphs is that people with Covid-19 pnwmom Mar 2020 #20

So the thing with measuring their temperatures will fail, and they Blue_true Mar 2020 #22

Agree. Many assumptions are being made, radius777 Mar 2020 #43

This is the paragraph you are talking about. LisaL Mar 2020 #26

According to a specialist from John Hopkins 20% are afebrile at time of diagnosis Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #45

Is it possible to have this novel coronavirus but NOT Covid-19? Siwsan Mar 2020 #3

If you have coronavirus, you have Covid-19...they are one in the same. Lochloosa Mar 2020 #4

I was under the (mis)understanding that coronavirus was the virus that caused the disease Covid19 Siwsan Mar 2020 #5

SARS, Bird Flu ect. Are a coronavirus. There just not a "novel" virus. Lochloosa Mar 2020 #7

I've seen it referred to as a 'novel' virus. There's just so much out there, it's hard to sift facts Siwsan Mar 2020 #10

Covid-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 radius777 Mar 2020 #42

+1, me too ... I was thinking it was split like aides and HIV uponit7771 Mar 2020 #25

Correct me if I am wrong, Corona virus is a family of viruses. Under it you have mutations of it. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #46

This is all just such new territory, for me Siwsan Mar 2020 #48

That's right. JudyM Mar 2020 #56

It could be that there is at least two mutagens. Blue_true Mar 2020 #23

Now I am really thinking I had it in early January. roamer65 Mar 2020 #6

Had you traveled to China or been around someone who had? The first US case highplainsdem Mar 2020 #11

No, but I live about 20 minutes away from an international airport. roamer65 Mar 2020 #15

I had something like that in February Siwsan Mar 2020 #12

A lot of people had that jberryhill Mar 2020 #14

You are probably right. I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over it Siwsan Mar 2020 #17

The Swine Flu that struck in 2009 was a mutant of two known Blue_true Mar 2020 #28

I have had the same thing. In fact I still have it. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #18

A couple weeks ago it looked like I was coming down with something flu like. Blue_true Mar 2020 #35

What is "nasty water"? smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #36

It is a concoction that I make that has historically helped with Blue_true Mar 2020 #40

Oh, thanks! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #47

It knocked whatever was coming after me on it's ass. Blue_true Mar 2020 #49

I hope you feel better soon! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #50

I feel great. Blue_true Mar 2020 #55

My wife has had extreme fatigue, dry cough, chest tightness Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #38

"I wish I could get an antibody test" jberryhill Mar 2020 #13

Me too.i thought I was dying with the cough. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #19

Me too, around the super bowl ... I was under for a second or two uponit7771 Mar 2020 #27

Yes I heard it was 44% of those admitted to the hospital at that time Tribetime Mar 2020 #21

Since there are so many asymptomatic carriers, I doubt that 88% have fevers. nt pnwmom Mar 2020 #30

Those are the statistics that are coming out of China. LisaL Mar 2020 #33

I could believe that 88% of the very sickest have fevers, even here, pnwmom Mar 2020 #34

K&R, looks like we need unrestricted testing in the US uponit7771 Mar 2020 #24

I started with something Meowmee Mar 2020 #29

Good luck. I hope you feel better soon! pnwmom Mar 2020 #31

Thanks😊 just hoping I don't have it and get worse, scary stuff nt Meowmee Mar 2020 #32

Grayson sounds like he does not belong in medicine delisen Mar 2020 #37

Sounds like what I had a month ago... Goodheart Mar 2020 #39

I know a woman who had upper respiratory symptoms when she was contacted pnwmom Mar 2020 #41

Great have been fighting allergies for past 3 weeks marlakay Mar 2020 #44

Sneezing is definately not a symptom of Covid-19 flamingdem Mar 2020 #51

That is possible if 1,500 different strains CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #52

I've read where some people also have a real brief fever spike dropping quickly duforsure Mar 2020 #53

Interesting that so many of us had a similar experience... Sancho Mar 2020 #54