New symptoms are now being reported among youth testing positive for the new coronavirus strain (COVID-19).
Also, some of them, mainly in their 20s and 30s, have had no fever, perhaps the telltale COVID symptom.
There have been multiple reports of young patients experiencing abdominal pain, according to doctors in states experiencing peak cases.
Abdominal pain had not been mentioned as a symptom before the start of the increase in cases, mainly in the southern and western states.
Headaches, another symptom now seen more frequently, were not on the CDC’s original list of symptoms. Some new and young COVID patients reported experiencing debilitating migraines.
“Headaches that are not necessarily well controlled with pain relievers like acetaminophen,” Dr. Karen Landers of the Alabama Department of Public Health told WBRC-TV in Birmingham.
A preliminary study suggests that more than 80 percent of those 20 and younger may show no symptoms after contracting COVID.
The study was conducted by the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento, Italy, in collaboration with the ATS Lombardy COVID-19 Working Group and other researchers.
COVID symptoms usually appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC now lists the following COVID symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches.
- Headache
- New loss of taste or odor.
- Sore throat
- Stuffy or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
The CDC says that if someone shows any of these signs, they should seek emergency medical attention immediately:
- Difficulty breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest.
- New confusion
- Inability to wake up or stay awake
- Bluish lips or face
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