You could have had COVID-19 without knowing it
These days it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly you’re suffering from when you’re not feeling well. Is it a harmless cold, the flu or Corona? Some people get very sick after contracting COVID-19, while others don’t even realize they have or have had the virus. Do you wonder if you had the virus without knowing it? These seven signs can point to it.
1. Colds
Many people catch colds at this time of year, although the recent cold may not have been so innocent as it could have been a symptom of the coronavirus. If you’ve only had one cold and no other unusual symptoms, experts say there’s a good chance you’ve only had a cold. Was your cold accompanied by one (or more) of the following symptoms? Then you could have had the coronavirus:
fever and chills
Cough
Difficulty breathing/shortness of breath
fatigue
pain in the muscles
headache
Loss of smell and taste
Sore throat
Runny nose
nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea
2. Loss of smell and taste
A loss of smell and taste is one of the main indicators of the coronavirus. The symptom does not occur in every patient and can also occur with a normal cold, but if you suffer from it over a longer period of time, Corona could be behind it.
3. Hair loss
Little research has been done on the link between hair loss and the coronavirus, but still there are many cases in America where the patient suddenly experienced hair loss while recovering. According to a doctor, it is important to know that hair loss is almost never the only symptom of Corona. Didn’t you have any other symptoms? Then the hair loss could very well be a result of stress.
On the next page are three more signs that you may have had COVID-19 without knowing it.
4. Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath is one of the more well-known symptoms of the virus. Many people who have had Corona suffer from shortness of breath for months. Exactly how long you suffer from this symptom has not yet been clarified and probably has to do with persistent inflammation in the lungs. What is clear, however, is that it is one of the most persistent symptoms that patients suffer from.
5. Persistent cough
A persistent cough is also a common corona symptom. Often it is a dry cough, which means that there is hardly any phlegm. A US study found that 43 percent of all sufferers continue to have a dry cough about 14 to 21 days after diagnosis.
6. Fatigue
A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 53 percent of all corona sufferers experience extreme fatigue sometimes for up to 60 days after diagnosis. If you have noticed that you have been very flabby for a while and are showing other symptoms, you may have already had the virus.
