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Covid-19

COVD-19, otherwise called coronavirus disease 2019, is a potentially deadly respiratory infection caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). The initial cases were diagnosed in China during late 2019, and WHO (World Health Organization) declared it a pandemic in March 2020. Fever, headaches, body pain, loss of taste and smell, and breathing difficulties are the most commonly seen symptoms.

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Can COVID-19 patients be asymptomatic?

Query: Hi doctor, My sister's COVID-19 report is positive. She had breathing difficulty, which later got minimized, but we failed to understand that it could be COVID-19. Now she has no symptoms like fever, cough, or body pain. But now, when one of her colleagues in her office is tested positive, she also...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I get your concern toward your sister. She is currently asymptomatic, so there is no need to visit the doctor or worry about anything. According to worldwide analysis, 80% of COVID-19 patients are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms. However, we also know that the Cor...  Read Full »

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