ID: Telling apart coronavirus, cold, flu, and allergies

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The majority of this info seems to be sourced from CDC and WHO, although the in-depth descriptions of symptoms for each ailment may not be.

COVID-19: Symptoms range from mild to severe and are fever, cough, shortness of breath. Symptoms appear 2-14 days after exposure.

Colds: Gradual onset of symptoms

Flu: Abrupt onset of symptoms, which are fever, cough, sore throat, headaches, fatigue, muscle or body aches, runny or stuffy nose.

Allergies: Sneezing; itchy, runny, or blocked nose; itchy, red, watering eyes; wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough.

Fever: common in COVID-19 and the flu; rare in colds.

Fatigue: sometimes in COVID-19 and cold; common in the flu.

Cough: common & usually dry in COVID-19 and the flu; mild in colds.

Sneezing: only present (& common) in colds.

Aches and pains: sometimes in COVID-19 and common in colds and the flu.

Runny or stuffy nose: rare in COVID-19, common in colds, sometimes in the flu.

Sore throat: sometimes in COVID-19 and the flu; common in colds.

Diarrhea: rare in COVID-19, not present in colds, and sometimes for children in the flu.

Headache: sometimes in COVID-19, rare in colds, common in the flu.

Shortness of breath: sometimes in COVID-19, not present in colds and the flu.

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