Since you all know we are in the COVID 19 pandemic and now flu season in North Carolina , here are some differences between COVID 19 symptoms and Flu symptoms and also a comparison cold symptoms.
COVID 19 is a new infection that was discovered in 2020. It started in December 2019 in China and European countries then exposing the United States to COVID 19 not long after that . It has been affecting people since then to now in November 2020.
What is happening to the United States during this COVID pandemic , is some states are going through another spike in cases of COVID , including our state of North Carolina.
What we did in North Carolina , to help control COVID was use the dimmer switch approach. Our Governor Copper and his leadership team have been reading up on the science behind COVID 19 and using the science to reopen our state in dIfferent phases. States that opened to fast having seen a rise in their cases. North Carolina our numbers remained stable and we had a peak in July and August , when colleges reopened . Following more stable numbers we moved into phase 2.5 which allowed us to open indoor activities that included gyms, bowling alleys and much more. Phase 3 of the reopening of North Carolina we went ahead and opened the reminder of things that were not opened in phase 2.5 and in North Carolina recently went up and By October 11,2020, Governor Cooper extended phase 3 for three more weeks for now but our cases and percentages continue to fluctuate keeping us in phase 3.
The Symptoms of COVID 19 include fever , cough, shortness of breathe, sore throat, running or stuffy nose, muscle pains or aches, headaches and bad stomach conditions just like flu symptoms.
The differences of COVID 19 and flu include how long the Symptoms last and how bad they can be. COVID 19 symptoms. If a person has COVID 19 it takes longer to develop compared to FLU symptoms. Typically, what will happen if some one has COVID 19 it takes 1-4 days to develop in humans
If you do testing, they will stick a cotton swab your nose to back of your throat to check for COVID . If you test positive , you have to isolate yourself from others for 14 days until the symptoms have gone away for 48 hours . But p, if you you are negative , you continue to do what you did before if you did before covid testing .
The cautions include wearing a mask if you around others that are not part of your house hold, waiting 6 feet apart or more to prevent the spread of COViD 19 and wash your hands frequently. Clean your houses frequently for touch points where COVID germs might be .
The flu symptoms are much different than COVID 19 symptoms but have some similarities like COVID 19.
The influenza is also known as the flu The flu can sometimes be deadly to humans , but most do survive it. The flu is a highly contagious respiratory infection just like COVID 19. The virus of the flu can infect the nose, throat and lungs in some people.
Flu symptoms include Fever , chills, sore throat, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and severe stomach problems with the flu which include possibly diarrhea and vomiting.
Flu spreads to others by water droplet particles, sneezing, coughing or talking to others within close contact. These are also ways COVID is spread.
When you touch something you might contract the flu virus. The flu can take 1-4 days to develop and can last a week. Flu shits are available from September to November.
The cold can take 1-3 days after you get it in your system . The symptoms of cold include nose stuffiness, runny nose, sore throat, cough, congestion, mild headache, sneezing and fever similar to COVID and the Flu.
The common cold is transmitted by airborne exposure or air droplets that might contain the cold virus in them, in close contact with someone and sharing items that might contain the cold germs in them. Get plenty of rest if experiencing these symptoms.
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