Aches and Pains while weather changes, I have Omicron symptoms or just a cold?
“Because when you have Omicron symptoms or cold, the symptoms are quite similar. Whether you want to know if you have a cold or Omicron infection, you only have to test and to be accurate. You should test on the 3rd day since the onset of symptoms” Dr. Van Anh noted.
What makes us confused if we have Omicron symptoms or a normal cold?
These are Omicron symptoms compared to getting a cold
In the past few days, the weather in Vietnam has changed, erratic rain and sunshine have caused many people to have health problems such as runny nose, stuffy nose, chills, body aches… These symptoms are very similar to Omicron symptoms which make many people worried if “I become F0”.
Doctor Do Cao Van Anh – Deputy Head of the Department, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine – told people that have the COVID-19 belongs to Omicron are not serious, except for some severe cases which have background disease that must be a concern.
Omicron symptoms commonly seen include fever, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell. Especially, in hot weather, but you don’t feel hot, instead of you will feel chills.
These Omicron symptoms are the same as the cold because that makes many people easy to confused.
Omicron symptoms vs Cold: The difference
Omicron Variant vs Cold Symptoms
“The difference is that colds are caused by many viruses, while COVID is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In addition, flu and COVID are also different in the accompanying complications: while a cold only causes respiratory infections for a few days, COVID can cause complications such as pulmonary fibrosis, blood clotting disorders, creating blood clots that cause myocardial infarction, and lung disease…”, Dr. Van Anh said.
Because the symptoms are quite similar, if you want to know if you have a cold or Omicron infection, you only have to test, and to be accurate. You should test on the 3rd day since the onset of symptoms, Dr. Van Anh noted.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Van Dung – Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy – also said that according to published studies, colds and COVID-19 both have similar chills symptoms.
Chills are the feeling when the body starts to signal a fever. When the temperature goes from 37 degrees to 38 degrees or higher, you will feel chills. This is a common symptom that is not specific to a particular disease. To know if you have chills from a cold or an Omicron infection, you need to rely on epidemiology, which means you should get tested.
Omicron Variant: What can I do if I have it?
The treatment between a cold and COVID-19 is the same. However, because COVID-19 has the ability to spread quickly and easily leading to respiratory failure, it is necessary for us to isolate more closely and monitor more closely.
“The initial treatment between a cold and COVID-19 is not to take medicine. Many people have no symptoms, but taking medicine is wrong. It is best to treat symptoms, only take fever-reducing drugs when there is a high fever, vitamins (if any), take medicine according to symptoms”, Dr. Do Van Dung noted.
Below, this video will show you “What to do if you have COVID?”
Covid-19 treatment
Recovered after having Omicron? Tips to regain stamina by experts
Many experts said that we could regain immunity with the combination of a healthy diet, exercise, sleep and not decoctions or supplements.
The experts suggested that incorporating certain healthy habits could help relieve your post-Covid symptoms.
Get back to eating healthy slowly and steadily
Eating healthy and slowly
Start with fasting, let your digestive fire build slowly, increase the quantity of food progressively. Start with light warm cooked foods with good fats until your digestion normalizes.
Get back to exercising regularly
Exercising regularly
Just because you feel “weakness” or “tiredness”, do not skip exercise. Let’s do some kind of movement or activity or simply walking or Yoga.
Don’t go overboard with these foods
Don’t go overboard
The experts also urged that not to overload the system with vitamin C and citrus fruits to gain back immunity while the digestion is still not working optimally.
Relax your mind
Relax your mind
The experts asked us to work on our minds post-Covid. They said that the virus affected our brain function and mind and the best way to relax the mind was good to sleep, breathing exercises and meditation.
These days, our weather is not so good, so it’s too confusing for us. Hopefully, with this sharing blog, Visreal could provide you with some helpful information. If there is any unfortunate, we believe that these tips will help you recover soon. Thank you for reading our blog, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop the comment below!
(Reference source: tuoitre.vn)
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