Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

Post by tamask » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 1:31 PM UTC

username90 wrote: post #13

cageface wrote: post #10

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From what I've read sore throat is relatively rare as a symptom of covid-19: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-sympto... Notably, the COVID-19 infection rarely seems to cause a runny nose, sneezing, or sore throat (these symptoms have been observed in only about 5% of patients). That doesn't mean you didn't have it, of course, but does suggest it might have just been a cold.

Doesn't dry cough imply sore throat (ie you cough since your throat is sore and irritated)? So people having a cough wont also mention that their throat is sore since it is unnecessary information? Edit: The way I experience is is that there is a constant tickle in my throat. It sometimes get so strong that I can't hold back a cough but most of the time it just stays a tickle. I call that sore throat, when I got it i…

Post by haunter » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 1:33 PM UTC

criddell wrote: post #40

After reading a lot of reporting about this, it isn't clear to me if Covid-19 is the name of the virus or the disease or both. I realize that for laymen (like me) it doesn't really matter. But academically speaking, is there a difference?

Post by bthrn » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 1:34 PM UTC

criddell wrote: post #40

After reading a lot of reporting about this, it isn't clear to me if Covid-19 is the name of the virus or the disease or both. I realize that for laymen (like me) it doesn't really matter. But academically speaking, is there a difference?

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 1:37 PM UTC

benrrio wrote: post #12

I have had a fever for a week and difficulty breathing. I have asked my doctor about getting tested for Covid19 and they have declined to test me because I don't meet the critical criteria: age > 60, around large groups of people, etc. I run in circles with someone that returned from Italy and has been confirmed to have Covid19. I'm assuming I have it. The fever isn't so bad for me but there have been a few times whe…

Post by clarry » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 1:38 PM UTC

playpause wrote: post #27

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Death rate is between 5x-25x higher, hospitalization rate even higher than that. Regular flu has a .01 death rate, Covid is at .08 right now in Korea and like 4% in Italy.

It’s worth noting Italy’s much higher death rate is because the hospitals are full, and this is likely to happen in other countries soon. The proportion of Covid-19 patients that require intubation is much higher than that of flu. Several other European countries and the US are on roughly the same infection rate trajectory as Italy, just a few weeks behind. Unless they significantly slow it down, it seems likely thei…