The difference between the common cold and COVID-19 sometimes it is thin, but that doesn’t mean it’s exactly the same. There are several recognizable symptoms for each disease.
There are actually some pretty ‘glaring’ differences between the two. One of them is that COVID-19 is more contagious than the common cold.
“COVID-19 appears to be more contagious than the flu. However, as more people get vaccinated against COVID-19, the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 will slow,” the CDC said on its official website.
In addition, the CDC also says the illness caused by exposure to COVID-19 can be more severe than the common cold, especially in certain people.
What about the symptoms?
The difference between the common cold and COVID-19 in terms of symptoms it also seems not much different. Both have similar general symptoms, as follows:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Hard to breathe
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Headache
- Vomiting and diarrhea.
However, there is one difference in symptoms that COVID-19 patients may experience more than people infected with the common cold, namely the loss of the sense of smell and taste.
“This change or loss of taste or smell is more common with COVID-19,” the CDC said.
In addition, the CDC also says symptoms that appear after getting the common cold are generally felt more quickly, which is 1-4 days after infection. However, in COVID-19 symptoms will appear after about 5 days of exposure.
How is it transmitted?
The common cold and COVID-19 are transmitted through droplets. A person who is in close proximity to a COVID-19 patient or a person who has the flu is at high risk of contracting the disease. So what’s the difference in terms of transmission?
“The virus that causes COVID-19 is generally more widespread than the flu virus. COVID-19 has been observed to have more superspreading events, than the flu,” explains the CDC.
“This means that the virus that causes COVID-19 can quickly spread to many people and result in continuous spread among people in the vicinity,” he continued.
The difference between the common cold and COVID-19 however, is often misunderstood. Therefore, if you are not sure, you should immediately check yourself instead of guessing, let alone self-diagnosing.
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