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I'm a healthcare worker, seeing walk-in patients and working in emergency department. i have a severe case of flu-like symptoms but no confirmed contact with known covid patients. do my symptoms warrant testing or should i risk spreading my disease?
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COVID 19: This could be COVID 19. Symptoms of COVID 19 infection may include (but aren’t limited to) dry cough, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, fever, headache, sore throat, feeling tired, loss of sense of taste/smell, decreased appetite, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, chills without or without shaking & muscle aches. Consider a telemedicine consult with your provider. Testing would be beneficial since
Answered 5/22/2020
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