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Iam suspecting i have been infected with covid have sore throat chills cough sore chest so i want to be sure because i have a small baby and would want to brush it off as just normal flu?
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COVID 19 VS Flu: Both FLU & COVID 19 can cause fever, congestion, cough, fatigue, body aches (& possibly nauseas, vomiting & diarrhea). Testing can help to distinguish the two. An interesting possible symptom of COVID 19 is loss of sense of taste/smell.
Answered 11/4/2020
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