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What are the best early warning symptoms? - Mick - 03-31-2020
Scientists at King's College, London claim that a loss of taste and smell is likely the first sympton noticed by COVID-19 sufferers, based on 1.8 million users who are logging in daily.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-researchers-identify-strongest-symptom-21790401
RE: What are the best early warning symptoms? - magnus - 03-31-2020
This doesn't make sense... maybe I'm missing something...
Quote:Some 59% of the 1.5 million people who had signed up by March 29 and tested positive reported a loss of smell and taste, compared with 18% of those who tested negative, analysis of the data showed.
How are there 1.5M positive covid cases using this app when there are under 900k (at this time) reported in the world?
As for the thought that smell and taste are early indicators, a study that was also done in the UK earlier this month said about 1/3 of cases experienced this symptom. (The app result claims 59%?)
BTW, not arguing one way or the other. Just throwing out some more data points.
Edit: link to other study
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-symptoms-loss-of-smell-taste-covid-19-anosmia-hyposmia-2020-3
RE: What are the best early warning symptoms? - OutsiderFan - 03-31-2020
The most common symptoms in research papers has been fever, dry cough, extreme fatigue. Added to that is headache and loss of smell. That seems like a lot of initial symptoms from one virus.
RE: What are the best early warning symptoms? - dabigv13 - 04-01-2020
It does seem that anosmia is more common with this than other respiratory viruses, but that does happen with plenty of common colds too. For most people, the presentation will be that of a standard URI. The only way to distinguish is you have a positive test, or your symptoms get bad enough to be hospitalized.