6 signs you may be infected with coronavirus: Diarrhea is first sign of illness
New Delhi, Apr 02: As Global coronavirus infection which is nearing a million mark and 47,235 deaths have been reported so far, researchers, have now found that there are other symptoms which also shows that you have been infected with coronavirus.
Here are six signs, different from that of usual high temperature and continuous cough, that may suggest you've already been infected by COVID-19.
- Conjunctivitis
- Diarrhoea
- Tummy ache
- Loss of smell
- Loss of taste
- Fatigue
Conjunctivitis
The
American
Academy
of
Ophthalmology
(AAO)
reported
that
a
mild
follicular
conjunctivitis
can
also
be
a
symptoms
of
coronavirus.
They suggested that conjunctivitis is possibly transmitted by 'aerosol contact with the conjunctiva,' or the mucus membrane that covers the eye. Conjunctivitis can make eyes bloodshot, burn or feel gritty, produce pus that sticks to lashes, itch and water.
Loss
of
taste
According
to
researchers,
a
loss
of
smell
or
taste
may
be
a
sign
that
you
have
coronavirus.
More
than
1.5
million
people
who
took
part
from
March
24
to
29,
who
tested
positive
for
the
virus
had
reported
a
loss
of
smell
and
taste.
Loss
of
smell
Researchers
from
Harvard
Medical
School
also
linked
loss
of
smell
to
coronavirus.
The
study
found
that
there
are
certain
cells
at
the
back
of
the
nose
harbour
the
distinctly
shaped
proteins
that
coronavirus
targets
to
invade
the
body.
Infection of these cells could lead to an altered sense of smell.
Diarrhoea
More
than
half
of
coronavirus
patients
have
a
digestive
symptom.
A
study
of
206
patients,in
Wuhan,
China
-
where
the
virus
is
believed
to
have
originated
from,
found
that
around
99
patients
(48.5
percent)
went
to
hospital
with
digestive
issues,
such
as
diarrhoea
and
with
no
underlying
digestive
conditions.
Tummy
ache
As
part
of
the
same
study,
0.4
percent
of
patients
reported
abdominal
pain.
According to Michael Hirsh, medical director for Worcester's Division of Public Health, hospitals are now seeing patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 displaying only abdominal pain.
Mr Hirsh has said: "What we've been seeing is patients coming in not so much with complaints about respiratory stuff but with abdominal stuff."
He added stomach pain can be a result of developing pneumonia in the lower lobes of the lungs.
Fatigue
It
is
now
believed
that
Fatigue
will
be
the
carrier
of
the
second
coronavirus
wave.According
to
the
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
one
the
most
common
symptoms
of
coronavirus
is
fatigue
which
is
nothing
but
feeling
extreme
tiredness.
With COVID-19, shortness of breath often occurs 5 to 10 days after the first sign of fever.