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Why is it so hard to diagnose covid-19 in patients?
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Diagnosis: There is signficant overlap in symptoms between COVID 19 and many other respiratory illnesses. The severity and presenting symptoms can be quite variable with people who are infected.
Answered 5/2/2020
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