Allergies Vs Covid Symptoms

Covid 19 progresses over a few days with increasing severity of signs and symptoms in people who have symptoms while people with allergies usually have signs and symptoms in minutes to hours after exposure to a trigger substance.

Allergies vs covid symptoms. Covid 19 symptoms that are not typically present with seasonal allergies include chills and muscle aches fever vomiting and nausea diarrhea and sudden loss of smell and taste according to the. The image below compares symptoms caused by allergies and covid 19. The main warning signs of covid 19 the disease caused by the new coronavirus are fever fatigue and a dry cough sometimes it also causes cold like symptoms like. Covid 19 and seasonal allergies share many symptoms but there are some key differences between the two.

With the public already on edge about covid 19 those with seasonal allergies aka allergic rhinitis or hay fever may have a particularly tough time distinguishing their allergy symptoms from a. A fever of above 100 4 degrees fahrenheit nausea vomiting diarrhea wheezing chest tightness. Is it coronavirus or allergies. There are a few key ways that allergies are different than covid 19.

Symptoms of allergies vs. For example covid 19 can cause fever which is not a common symptom of seasonal allergies.