How You Can Know If You Already Had COVID-19

The COVID-19 Pandemic had been here for 18 deceitful months. Cant deny the fact that many people might have had the virus without knowing. Below mentioned are few signs that may manifest that you too might have been though it.

Steadfast Cough:

If you had a dry cough that took a long time to go away, it could have been a symptom of COVID-19. It would have been different from a cough caused by a cold. It would have started mildly, but then got worse during the next 5 to 7 days.

Red and Watery Eye: (Epiphora)

If you had conjunctivitis (pinkeye), watering eyes, or blurred vision, it might have been caused by the virus. SARS-Cov-2 is susceptible to infect your eyes. That’s a reason all through the pandemic it had been told to avoid touching your face and eyes.

Shortness of Breath:

This isn’t typically a symptom of a cold or the flu, but feeling like you can’t breathe is common with COVID-19. You may have thought you had bronchitis, which COVID-19 can cause. Or it may have felt like anxiety or a panic attack. But with COVID, shortness of breath lasts longer than a panic attack. It also comes with flu-like symptoms. 

A Kind of Bad Cold: (Viral Rhinitis)

If you had one in late 2019 or early 2020, there’s a chance your cold might have actually been COVID-19, reason being getting Cold in Winter is not very common (except some part of the world). One way to know the difference is that COVID can stick around 2 weeks or longer, while a cold typically lasts only a few days. And unlike a cold, COVID could have caused a fever and made it hard for you to breathe. If not shortness of breathe, at lest could have make quite drowsy and feeble.

Heart Palpitations or Chest Pain:

COVID-19 can affect your heart too. It can cause it to beat fast or flutter, or pound. You may have had tightness in your chest. All of these things can happen even after the virus clears your body. Episodes like this can be noticeable for up to 2 weeks in mild cases or for 6 weeks in more serious ones. 

Loss of Smell or Taste:

If foods and drinks seemed to you taste different than usual (or had no taste), or you weren’t able to pick up on odours for a couple of days (can persist till a couple of weeks), you could’ve been infected with the virus. Nearly 80% of people who test positive have this issue, and it’s usually a sign of a mild case.

Extreme Fatigue:

Feeling really tired is a common symptom of COVID-19. So if you had that kind of extreme fatigue that didn’t get better with plenty of sleep, it could have been a sign of the virus. The feeling can come back again days and sometimes weeks later.

Get an Antibodies Test:

Antibodies are proteins your body makes to help fight off an infection. The only way to know for certain if you’ve had COVID-19 is to have your blood tested to see if you have the antibodies that fight the virus. If you do have them, scientists aren’t sure how well they’ll protect you from getting it again. But some studies show that people who have those antibodies are less likely to get COVID again.

My advice would be: Even you had either or multiple of the symptoms, still keep all precautions and maintain all COVID-19 Protocols.

Stay Sate, Stay Healthy!