The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. added six new coronavirus-related symptoms to its official list this Friday, bringing it to nine.
So far, the state organization has shown only fever, cough and shortness of breath, which were the symptoms of COVID-19, but after noticing "a wide range of symptoms" reported among patients, it has decided to expand the list it publishes on the site. her internet, the Telegraph reports.
New symptoms are: Shivering, muscle aches, headaches, sore throats and sudden loss of sense of smell or taste.
These can appear in two days from the first contact with the virus, and up to 14 days later.
Although all symptoms should be closely monitored after they appear, the CDC advises that medical attention be sought immediately when symptoms such as: difficulty breathing, persistent chest pain, or pressure appear.
There are other symptoms associated with coronavirus that have not been made official. Among them are diarrhea, skin rash, fatigue.
According to calculations made by Johns Hopkins University, about 880,000 cases have been confirmed with COVID-19 in the United States and more than 50,000 deaths have been recorded so far.
Almost all of the symptoms officially identified by the CDC have already been detected by specialists and were on the list compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), except for the tremors that appear to be new.
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