Table 1.
Presentation of clinical symptoms in COVID-19.
TYPICAL SYMPTOMS | |||
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EARLY | LATE | COMPLICATIONS | |
MAJOR | Fever (83–99%), Cough (59–82%) | Breathing Difficulty (31–40%), Mild Pneumonia | Hypoxia, Pneumonia, ARDS, Coagulopathy |
COMMON | Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Myalgia, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell, Fatigue, Nausea, Diarrhoea | ||
OCCASIONAL |
Anorexia (40–84%), Sputum (28–33%) |
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ATYPICAL SYMPTOMS | |||
SPORADIC | < 10% | ||
Confusion, Haemoptysis, Vomiting | |||
Being Investigated | |||
RARE | Skin eruptions, COVID Toes (red, sore, itchy swellings on toes) |
Major means the symptoms characterising the disease.
Common means the most commonly seen symptoms along with the major symptoms.
Occasional symptoms are those that may not be so commonly seen.
Sporadic means isolated occurrence.
Rare is self explanatory.