Dr. Prathish Kumar
General Medicine
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Hello doctor,
I have been having asthma since last week. I nebulized three times a day and took Ventolin tablets and antibiotics only yesterday. I am getting better than before. Is there any medicine that I could take for my cough? Also, my employer asked me to quarantine myself because colleagues have a history of COVID but I do not have a fever and I know that this is the same asthma as before that I am experiencing. Do I have to undergo a swab test? Where and how?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have gone through your query. Being in COVID pandemic season at present, it is suggested to do COVID swab test. since you are asthmatic, as you told it is difficult to differentiate between asthma symptoms and COVID symptoms. But persons with already known lung diseases like asthma are more prone to acquire COVID infection. Hence, doing the test will clear your doubts, also it will help in your workplace to chase away the fears that others have on you since you developed fever and also your confidence to work without background fear and thoughts.
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