Apparently, Covid-19 Infection Is Not Always Accompanied by Early Symptoms of Fever

KOMPAS.com – Fever is often the benchmark symptoms early Covid-19. In fact, in some recent cases, this is not always the case.

In Australia, only 20 percent of new Covid-19 cases are showing signs fever.

The data was obtained from epidemiological data from the Covid-19 National Incident Space Monitoring Team, which observed cases up to August 30.

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A spokeswoman for the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services said coughs, sore throats and colds are the most common symptoms of Covid-19 today.

However, it turns out that not all patients show symptoms of fever.

“Fever occurs in about 20 percent of patients, the elderly tend to have fever less frequently,” the spokesman said ABC.

However, when calculating the larger number of cases presented in the report, 5,866 people out of 12,636 total cases or about 46 percent showed symptoms of fever.

Meanwhile, the second most frequently observed symptom in the data set was coughing.

Virologist from University of SydneyThe Newsome team suspects that the decline in cases with fever symptoms may be a product of greater knowledge about Covid-19.

So, the available information is better able to understand the symptoms described by Covid-19.

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