Posted on 05/04/2022 12:42:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Spring is in full swing, and normally that means allergies for many. But with COVID-19 cases increasing again, you may be asking yourself if you have the virus or if it’s just allergies.
Allergies affect as many as 60 million people per year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And this allergy season, coronavirus infections are back on the rise in Los Angeles County, with a 40% increase in cases, public health officials said last week.
Pair that with gusty winds picking up in the next few days, and you’ll be asking yourself if those sniffles are something to worry about.
“Symptoms of allergies can definitely mimic the symptoms of COVID,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health told KTLA.
The two share some symptoms, including: cough, fatigue, headaches, tiredness, sore throat, sneezing, and a runny or stuffy nose, according to the CDC.
But they are also different. Common symptoms of COVID-19 that allergies do not commonly have are: fever or chills, body aches, loss of taste or smell, and shortness of breath. (Seasonal allergies don’t cause shortness of breath unless a person has a respiratory condition like asthma that can be triggered by pollen).
Meanwhile allergies can cause itchy or watery eyes, which COVID-19 doesn’t commonly do.
The CDC chart below allows you to compare the symptoms of COVID-19 and seasonal allergies so you can tell the difference:
The CDC shared this chart on Feb. 5, 2022, regarding allergies and COVID-19. The CDC shared this chart on Feb. 5, 2022, regarding allergies and COVID-19. Since COVID-19 and seasonal allergies do share a number of symptoms, it is advised to take a coronavirus test.
“If people have new onset cough, or other symptoms of COVID we always recommend testing and isolating until you have the results of the tests,” L.A. County Public Health officials said.
If you’re sick, you’re advised to isolate from others and test yourself for COVID-19. If your symptoms are severe or if you have underlying medical conditions that suppress your immune system, you may need to consult with a health care provider.
Climate change may potentially lead to both higher pollen concentrations and longer pollen seasons, causing more people to suffer from allergies, according to the CDC.
The good news is that face masks can reduce outdoor allergies if worn properly and cleaned regularly, the department added.
Lock everything down because this deadly pandemic has allergy like symptoms!
If you can’t tell beer flu from allergies, then the beer flu is a nothingburger.
So deadly it just might be allergies. Who can tell?
Covid is no worse than seasonal allergies.
Mt husband started feeling bad on Saturday - horrible headache, weak, threw up on Sunday and on Tue, had a virtual visit with his dr, went to get a covid test and is positive for covid.
He is on the upswing now and feeling much, much better but has to quarantine 10 days.
It is still out there but a weaker version.
Quick! Give me a clot-shot to mitigate the symptoms of a virus with symptoms that resemble allergies! They’ve given up claiming that it prevents infection.
Is your husband as fat as hell or sickly?
Seasonal allergies are hitting me right now.
Have been for about 6-8 weeks or so.
I had allergies before covid, won’t get tested for covid if it feels like allergies.
Simple. If you die unvaxxed, it’s Covid. If you’re jabbed, it’s allergy. “Thank heaven I’ve been vaxxed and boosted, bc I will only have a mild allergy.”
If you die while fully jabbed, “At least it was a painless death.”
I'm not playing their game anyways.
I've probably had it 2x-3x. One time along with some pneumonia.
Prayer, vitamin C, Zinc and D3.
And bit of Pace Picante to break up the pneumonia. Works for me.
You are very polite.
I hope your entire empty world caves in and you suffer, losing all that is dear to you.
You are worthless.
What a tragic sham the last two years have been. Criminal governments.
That’s two years of our lives, we’ll never get back. I have a bad feeling that there’s even more to come.
Most of what this person has posted today has been mean-spirited or downright nasty.
Covid has become a badge of honor for the moronic masses.
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