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.
More COVID pron. Great.
Why would anybody get tested to find out if you have allergies or the Covid? If you test positive for Covid you cannot go to work for days or weeks and then you get over it. If you assume that it is allergies you can keep working and get over it without losing wages.
But also had a buddy with allergy like symptoms. Fever, headache, etc. His doc told him it could be one of 200 viruses floating around.
If you have a fever it isn’t an allergy. Even if you have allergy-caused sinusitis, there usually isn’t a fever.
I had zero allergies for my first 65yrs; but after retiring from my large nursery/garden center/lscp contracting operation for the past 35yrs, I developed a few allergies and occasionally had fever with them. Now 72, I get thru them, every year. The chart is from the article, and not 100% correct, all the time.
My allergies have been super fun the last couple of weeks.
That is a disgusting comment.
biden proved the kung flu is a scam when he waltzed into the white house, disbanded trump’s “operation warp speed”, opened our southern border, and continues to covertly spread over 2,000,000 nondocumented unvaccinated invaders across our country during a supposed “global pandemic” while anthony fauci, the cdc, the nih, the world health organization, the enemedia, hollywierd, and the majority of our elected representatives sit back and watch...
trust our government to protect you and your health at your own peril...
My husband has recovered from cancer and is doing well. He went back to work and was exposed a month after being back.
This POS who wrote that comment needs to be removed from FR.
Just a horrible person.
I am tired of Branch COVIDians whining and virtue signaling 24x7x365 and I offer no apologies.
What the hell is wrong with you?
Someone simply mentioned that their husband had the disease, and you have to take out your unrelated frustrations and be a total sh!t toward others.
Jeez. This site has really gone downhill.
Yeah, whatever.
More covid fear porn.
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