Coronavirus symptoms: Doctor reveals key characteristic of the virus to remember

Coronavirus symptoms: Doctor reveals key characteristic of the virus to remember

Another doctor observed the same pattern in his patients.

Dr Christopher Ohl, an infectious-diseases expert in North Carolina, told NBC News he’d seen patients say they think they’re getting better, but within a day, “they’ve got fevers, severe fatigue, worsening cough, and shortness of breath”.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed there’s evidence that patients see a “clinical deterioration during the second week of illness”.

And a study published in The Lancet revealed that more than half of patients developed shortness of breath after being ill for about a week.

Published at Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:26:00 +0000