Full list of 15 coronavirus symptoms you need to know about including 'Covid tongue'
| Published date | 22 January 2021 |
Other symptoms from the deadly virus are also confused with other seasonal illness, leading people to mistakeCovid-19infection for something less sinister.
Researchers are urging people to be aware of other symptoms people who have tested positive for coronavirus have experienced, The Mirror reports.
TheZoe Covid Symptom Studyis a leading UK study in collaboration with epidemiologists at King's College London.
It tracks the symptoms of more than 4million people globally on an app, with entries logged by users used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to predict case numbers across the UK.
The researchers recently provided a list of early warning signs and published a study in the British Medical Journal about the six most common clusters of Covid-19 symptoms.
Here are 15 symptoms of coronavirus reported by people who tested positive around the world:
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1. New, continuous cough
The NHS says 'continuous' means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours.
If you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual.
The persistent cough symptom is more often reported by adults aged between 18-65 than by the elderly or children, the Zoe Covid app study of a sample of 4,182 individuals with positive test found.
2. High fever
This early warning sign is usually one of the first key symptoms to appear - and disappears fastest, researchers say.
The NHS says a fever means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back. The health service advises you do not need to measure your temperature.
However in both children and adults, a temperature 38C is considered to be a fever.
To determine whether a child has a fever, you should check whether they feel hotter than usual when you touch their back or chest, feel sweaty, or look or feel unwell.
According to the Zoe Covid app researchers,40% of all age groups reported having a fever in the first seven days, and this is why this symptom - along with the loss of smell and persistent cough - is still among the key symptoms to be aware of.
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3. Loss of senses of taste and smell
This is also known as 'anosmia.' Many people who have tested positive for Covid-19 have noted this classic symptom lasting for weeks or months even after a very mild infection.
The NHS says you should get a test if you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
Some 'Long Covid' sufferers have described a 'rotting smell'.
Loss of taste or sense of smell symptoms can experienced in other conditions such as a cold or sinus infection.
However experts say a sudden loss of both senses is rare even with a blocked nose or sinuses.
The striking Covid symptom has been known to occur without any blocked nose at all, and is a key sign you should get a test.
The symptoms of loss of taste and smell are more often reported by adults aged between 18-65, than by the elderly or children, the Zoe Covid app study found.
This age group tends to report more loss of smell (55%) than the elderly or the kids (65-plus 26% and under-18s 21%).
They say it is important to point out that same age groups may be more capable of noticing and reporting loss of smell or taste, so it can be important to test for these changes.
4. Headaches
Headache and fatigue have been described as the 'dark horse' of Covid symptoms.
Zoe Covid app researchers say headaches were among the most common symptoms reported before a positive test.
But only 3% experienced headaches and fatigue...
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