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In reply to the discussion: *** Important COVID-19 statistic: only 44% of cases present with fever. *** [View all]pnwmom
(108,972 posts)9. Remember that in 14 states without the Medicaid expansion, the only way to get medical care
is to go to Emergency Rooms because ER rooms cannot turn them away.
But people can feel terrible with aches, pains, diarrhea, breathing issues, and other problems without having a fever high enough for doctors to test them for Covid-19. That's unfortunate because many actual Covid19 cases don't have a fever.
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*** Important COVID-19 statistic: only 44% of cases present with fever. *** [View all]
pnwmom
Mar 2020
OP
Sounds like a lot of people are going to ER just because they have cough, etc. That is not a reason
Hoyt
Mar 2020
#1
Remember that in 14 states without the Medicaid expansion, the only way to get medical care
pnwmom
Mar 2020
#9
I don't think so. The whole point of those paragraphs is that people with Covid-19
pnwmom
Mar 2020
#20
According to a specialist from John Hopkins 20% are afebrile at time of diagnosis
Vivienne235729
Mar 2020
#45
I was under the (mis)understanding that coronavirus was the virus that caused the disease Covid19
Siwsan
Mar 2020
#5
I've seen it referred to as a 'novel' virus. There's just so much out there, it's hard to sift facts
Siwsan
Mar 2020
#10
Correct me if I am wrong, Corona virus is a family of viruses. Under it you have mutations of it.
Vivienne235729
Mar 2020
#46
Had you traveled to China or been around someone who had? The first US case
highplainsdem
Mar 2020
#11
I've read where some people also have a real brief fever spike dropping quickly
duforsure
Mar 2020
#53