Only 20% of Covid-19 Patients Have Fever, Others Without Body Heat

Harianjogja.com, JAKARTA– Symptoms that arise from being infected with Covid-19 are not always accompanied by fever.

Fever is said to be one of the symptoms of Covid-19. However, if you don’t have a fever but feel other symptoms, don’t assume you’re safe from the virus.

Reporting from the ABC, only about 20 percent of cases of the Covid-19 corona virus in Australia show symptoms of fever. This report is conveyed by the latest epidemiological data from the Covid-19 National Incident Space Monitoring Team, which observed cases until August 30.

“Cough, sore throat and runny nose are the most common symptoms of the coronavirus we see today. While fever occurs in about 20 percent of patients, the elderly tend to have fever less frequently,” said a spokeswoman for the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services.

Normal body temperature is around 37C, more than that is fever. Fever is a symptom of a disease, not a disease in itself. In its most basic terms, fever is the body’s inflammatory response to a foreign invader, such as the coronavirus.

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For children under two years of age, fever can also cause seizures or febrile seizures that can frighten parents.

You may assume that the higher your fever, the less well you will be, but that’s not always the case.

One person can have a fever of 38.5C and be completely unwell, whereas another person can have a temperature of 41C and not even look sick.

Researchers from the University of Southern California found that looking at more than 55,000 cases, Covid-19 was generally characterized by fever first, followed by coughing, nausea and / or vomiting, then diarrhea.

Meanwhile, if you have the flu, you will likely cough first, then have a fever. However, there was no difference between the sequence of symptoms when they compared mild and serious cases of Covid-19.

The point that needs to be underlined is, if you have cold or flu symptoms or you have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19, do a rapid test or swab.

Because the symptoms of Covid-19 can include coughing, fever, chills, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose to loss of the sense of smell or taste.

Source: Suara.com

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