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As not only the cold season shifts to Lithuania, but the number of new COVID-19 cases also increases, the question arises: how not to confuse and differentiate the symptoms of coronavirus, flu, and colds?
Symptoms of COVID-19:
fever: temperature above 37.8 degrees (common);
cough – severe, dry (common);
general weakness, fatigue – very high (often);
loss of taste and smell (sometimes);
muscle aches (sometimes);
sore throat (sometimes);
vomiting diarrhea – more likely in children (sometimes);
headache (sometimes).
Symptoms of the coronavirus do not include sneezing, runny nose, or nasal congestion.
Flu symptoms:
fever: temperature above 37.8 degrees (common);
cough – severe, dry (common);
general weakness, fatigue – high (often);
loss of taste and smell (rare);
sneezing (sometimes);
severe muscle pain (common);
runny or stuffy nose (sometimes);
sore throat – can be severe;
vomiting diarrhea – more common in children (sometimes);
headache (common).
Cold symptoms:
fever – temperature above 37.8 degrees (sometimes);
cough – mild (rare);
general weakness, fatigue – low (rarely);
loss of taste and smell (rare);
sneezing (common);
muscle aches (rare);
runny or stuffy nose (common);
sore throat – mild to moderate (common);
headache (rare).
The symptoms of influenza are not characterized by diarrhea or vomiting.
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