Kittlar i halsen covid
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COVID, SARS CoV-2
Hvad er coronavirus?
Coronavirus er en gruppe bestående af flere alvorlige luftvejs-virus hos mennesker, bl.a. SARS-coronavirus og MERS-coronavirus.
Et nyopdaget coronavirus blev første gang beskrevet i Asien i og omtales som SARS CoV-2 eller i daglig tale nogle gange som "COVID" - i det følgende vil vi omtale den som COVID
Virus stammer oprindeligt fra dyr (kaldes en zoonose), hvorfra det har spredt sig til mennesker.
Hvad er symptomerne på coronavirus?
Nogle personer kan have COVID uden at få symptomer. For dem, der udvikler sygdom, er hoste, feber, muskelsmerter og hovedpine hyppigst.
Infektionen begynder ofte med milde symptomer som feber, tør hoste og træthed. Andre tidlige, men knap så hyppige symptomer, er:
- Symptomer fra øvre luftveje: tab af smags- og/eller lugtesans, stoppet næse, ondt i halsen. Sjældnere øresmerter, nedsat hørelse
- Symptomer fra mave-/tarmkanal: appetitløshed, kvalme, opkast, diarre, mavesmerter
- Udslæt
Infektionen går ofte over af sig selv igen. I nogle tilfælde udvikles en livstruende virus-lungebetæn
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COVID symptoms and what to do
Symptoms of COVID
COVID symptoms can include:
- a high temperature or skakande (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- an aching body
- a headache
- a sore throat
- a blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu.
Most people feel better within a few weeks, but it can take longer to recover.
For some people, it can be a more serious illness and their symptoms can gods longer.
What to do if you have symptoms of COVID
Try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you or your child have symptoms and either:
- have a high temperature
- do not feel well enough to go to work, school, childcare, or do your normal activities
You can go back to your normal activities when you feel better or do not have a high temperature.
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The virus and the illness
The virus and the illness
In most people, COVID manifests as a respiratory tract infection, and many different symptoms may be present. It is not possible to distinguish COVID from other infections from only the symptoms – a laboratory test is required.
Among the reported symptoms are:
- Cough
- Fever
- Difficulty breathing
- Runny nose
- Blocked nose
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Nausea
- Muscle and joint pain
- Loss of smell and taste
- Diarrhoea
Most people get mild symptoms and can recover at home without professional medical care. The symptoms often appear gradually. Some people get a severe form of the illness, with breathing difficulties and pneumonia.
It is very important that you stay at home if you feel ill. If you can no longer manage the illness on your own, please call for medical advice (available in English).
COVID is mainly transmitted between people via respiratory droplets or secretions from the respiratory tract. Transmission via droplets happens when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks or breathes out and the droplets reach mucous tissue in someone's eyes, nose, or mouth.
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