Study Reveals the Sequence of Corona Virus Symptoms that Patients Often Experience

Research from the University of Southern California (USC) managed to determine that symptoms of COVID-19 often starting in a particular order. According to research, the first symptoms COVID-19 the most frequently complained of is fever.

These findings are considered to be able to help people with COVID-19 isolate themselves and get treatment more quickly, which can significantly improve patient recovery.

“This sequence is very important to know when we have overlapping disease cycles such as flu that coincide with COVID-19 infection,” said Peter Kuhn, PhD, co-author of the study and professor of medicine at USC. Healthline.

According to the research findings, the following is a sequence of symptoms that are often experienced COVID-19 patients:

– Fever
– Cough
– Muscle ache
– Nausea or vomiting
– Diarrhea

“Our results support the idea that fever should be used as a reference for screening COVID-19 patients, especially after many regions began to open after the outbreak last spring,” the study wrote.

To predict the sequence of symptoms, the researchers analyzed the incidence rates of symptoms collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) of more than 55,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China.

They also looked at a data set of nearly 1,100 cases collected between December and January by the Chinese Group of Medical Care Experts for COVID-19 and provided by China’s National Health Commission.

To compare the sequence of clinical symptoms for COVID-19 with influenza, researchers analyzed data from more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 in North America, Europe, and the Southern Hemisphere that were reported to health authorities between 1994 and 1998.

“The sequence of symptoms is important. Knowing that each disease develops differently means doctors can identify more quickly whether a person is likely to have COVID-19, or another disease that can help them make better treatment decisions,” explained Joseph Larsen, the study’s lead author. the.

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