USA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added six new symptoms to the existing three signs of novel coronavirus
Earlier, the CDC confine to three symptoms of the virus were fever, cough and shortness of breath
Presently Indian Medical professionals already considers some of these — fever, dry cough, breathing difficulty — as symptoms and also tests all persons with influenza-like symptoms or with respiratory issues (SARI).
Now USA CDC has included below six symptoms in addiction to three symptoms
1. Intense chills,
2. muscle pain,
3. headache,
4. pink eye,
5. sore throat and
6. loss of smell or taste.
Above , CDC said, may show up between 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
[splco_quote]Experts have also mentioned trouble in breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, bluish lips or face as signs that may mean that immediate hospitalisation is required.[/splco_quote]
USA CDC move may mean more people will now have to be tested based on these symptoms.
In India presently Patients under home isolation can step out only after symptoms are clinically resolved and the surveillance medical officer certifies him/her to be free of infection following laboratory testing.
Health ministry officials also said that there is no risk of transmission from recovered patients. “They (recovered patients), in fact, can be a potential source of healing for antibodies using plasma therapy,” officials said.
