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My son (16) was exposed to a teenager who has tested positive for covid 13 days ago. he is experiencing fatigue, conjunctivitis, changes in vision (not dramatic) and muscle tremors. is he likely to have the virus and if so who do we tell?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

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. Please contact your son's doctor so he can determine if they will proceed with testing.

Answered 7/2/2020

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Contact his doctor: Please contact his doctor for evaluation.He is within the time frame of having symptoms of COVID from that exposure.Some of his symptoms could be from a COVID infection itself,but in children there is also a syndrome occurring during infection or later(with or without having had symptoms prior to this)called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.Other viruses can also cause these symptoms.

Answered 7/2/2020

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