A member asked:
if i am worried that i might have covid-19, is there a way i can get tested?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Pulmonology 36 years experience
Signs/Public Health: Please check with your Public Health department. Some areas have drive through testing after being referred. Your PCP and/or urgent care center may have additional information. Signs of COVID 19 may include fever, shortness of breath and dry cough.
81 viewsAnswered Apr 26, 2020
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A 49-year-old male asked:
When websites say Flu is endemic but Covid-19 is pandemic, does that mean Pandemic is the first year of outbreak and Endemic are the years following?
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Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Endemic: A disease that is permanently found in a region is called endemic to that region. Pandemic refers to an extremely widespread outbreak of a disease that affects many people over different regions at the same time.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Do we have any hospital that can test a person for the COV-19?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Sure: Tests are only for suspected COVID-19 patients and their contacts. Three months into the global outbreak, the US Centers for Disease Control says state labs will now be able to run tests. Until now, only the main CDC lab was running tests in the US. Any hospital with an ER or intensive care unit should be able to collect the samples (nose swab, sputum, and blood) and send it to the state or CDC.
98 viewsAnswered Feb 27, 2020
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Where can I get tested in East London for COVID-19?
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Doc hotline: contact the doctors on call hotline and they will assist you with regards to testing facilities. They can be contacted on 0870550234
67 viewsAnswered Jun 22, 2020
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A 38-year-old female asked:
I have a minor cold and i want to double check when i should be worried, in case it's Covid19 related?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Depends: The covid positive persons who develop shortness of breath or have pain/difficulty breathing on any exertion would be those with more need for hospital based care. The other issue would be who/where you are & who might you infect if you expose a high risk group of people.
66 viewsAnswered Jun 25, 2020
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A 50-year-old female asked:
If my husband is tested negative for Covid can I assume that I am also negative?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Harold Mandelanswered
General Practice 40 years experience
No: It’s still possible you could test positive. And it is possible that your husband was very early in an infection when his sample was collected and that he could test positive later. Or you both could have been exposed later and then develop illness. So you should get tested too. I wish you well with your health!
66 viewsReviewed Jul 23, 2020
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