a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. shortness of breath. feeling tired or exhausted.
Possible symptoms include: Fever or chills. Cough. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
Some people describe COVID sore throat as the most painful sore throat they've ever experienced. Others report a sore throat that isn't too different from one caused by a regular cold. Other COVID sore throat symptoms people notice include: Pain when swallowing or talking.
Researchers have discovered that some of the prominent features of a COVID-19 headache include: Having a pulsing, pressing, or stabbing sensation. Occurring bilaterally (across the whole head) Presenting with severe pressure that won't respond to typical pain relievers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
All of the variants, including omicron BA.5, cause similar COVID-19 symptoms: runny nose. cough. sore throat.
Like the other Omicron strains that have been dominant in the U.S. since December 2021, experts say BA. 4 and BA. 5 mainly cause cold-like symptoms and respiratory or breathing issues. The CDC reports that people's most common complaints when infected with Omicron include cough, runny nose, congestion, and fatigue.
“Fever, cough and headache look to be the most common symptoms from the current data. However, especially if you are vaccinated and boosted, and your immune system has been primed to fight COVID-19, some people may experience minimal to no symptoms when infected with the new Omicron variant,” says Dr.
The CDC has established a national genomic surveillance program to identify new and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants in the US. For up-to-date information check out the COVID Data Tracker (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions).
If you recently tested positive for COVID-19, you might be wondering how long you're able to get others sick. You are most infectious (or contagious) in the first 5 days after your symptoms start. You can also spread COVID-19 in the 48 hours before your symptoms start.
You can pass on the infection to others, even if you have no symptoms. Many people with COVID-19 will no longer be infectious to others after 5 days. If you have a positive COVID-19 test result, try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days after the day you took your test.
For most omicron variants in circulation today, this is one to three days, depending on the initial amount of virus you get exposed to.
After a positive test result, you may continue to test positive for some time after. You may continue to test positive on antigen tests for a few weeks after your initial positive. You may continue to test positive on NAATs for up to 90 days.
A person may have mild symptoms for about one week, then worsen rapidly. Let your doctor know if your symptoms quickly worsen over a short period of time.
Side effects generally go away in a few days. Even if you don't experience any side effects, your body is building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. Adverse events (serious health problems) are rare but can cause long-term health problems. They usually happen within six weeks of getting a vaccine.
Unfortunately, yes—it is possible.
A POSITIVE result must show BOTH a BLUE line and a PINK line near the BLUE line. Look closely! Even a very faint, pink Test Line and a blue Control Line is a POSITIVE result. The intensity of the lines may vary.
Those with severe COVID-19 may remain infectious beyond 10 days and may need to extend isolation for up to 20 days. People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should isolate through at least day 20.
You can treat symptoms with over-the-counter medicines, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), to help you feel better.
Stay at home advice
If you have a positive coronavirus test result, try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days after the day you took your test, or from the day your symptoms started (whichever was earlier).
A dry cough is one of the most common coronavirus symptoms, but some people may have a cough with phlegm (thick mucus). It can be difficult to control your cough but there are a few ways to help.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID has a long incubation period of up to 10 days. On average, the time of exposure to active infection is typically five to six days, however it can be as short as three days with the new virus strain.