Understand the difference in Symptoms of COVID -19, Allergies, Cold and Flu

COVID-19, allergies, cold and flu.
Understand the difference.

COVID-19 Symptoms vs Symptoms of Seasonal Allergies, Cold and Flu

Rarely has the world seen a global crisis of this nature where a disease has gone the length and breadth of the earth and forced countries to go into a lockdown. The rapid progression and spread of this disease have instilled panic and fear in people. As a result of this fear, people are misunderstanding certain conditions or illnesses to be symptoms of COVID-19. We understand that there are some symptoms that may appear similar hence we want to clarify that for you. We want you to be well informed.

Make a note of the symptoms in case you experience them so that it’s easier for you to inform your doctor about it.

Symptoms	Corona Virus COVID-19 Symptoms range from mild to severe	Seasonal Allergies Abrupt onset of symptoms	Cold Gradual onset of symptoms	Flu Abrupt onset of symptoms
Length of symptoms	7-25 days	Several weeks	Less than 14 days	7-14 days
Cough	Common (usually dry)	Rare (usually dry unless it triggers asthma)	Common (mild)	Common (usually dry)
Shortness of breath	Sometimes	No ^**	No ^**	No ^**
Sneezing	No	Common	Common	No
Runny or stuﬀy nose	Rare	Common	Common	Sometimes
Sore throat	Sometimes	Sometimes (usually mild)	Sometimes	Sometimes
Fever	Common	No	Short fever period	Common
Feeling tired and weak	Sometimes	Sometimes	Sometimes	Common
Headaches	Sometimes	Sometimes (related to sinus pain)	Rare	Common
Body aches and pains	Sometimes	No	Common	Common
Diarrhoea	Sometimes	No	No	Sometimes for children
**Allergies, colds and ﬂus can all trigger asthma, which can lead to shortness of breath. COVID-19 is the only one associated with shortness of breath on its own.