Covid-19 | How can you test yourself that you have infected coronavirus (Updated)

test yourself that you have infected coronavirus

How can you test yourself that you have infected coronavirus? COVID-19 is caused by a member of the COVID-19 family, and currently, COVID-19 is spreading all over the world. Corona viruses are types of viruses that infect the respiratory system. If you have not travelled to those countries or have not closely contacted someone who is infected with corona virus, your chance of infecting corona virus is low.

Coronavirus testing looks for signs of coronavirus infection in nasal secretions, blood, or other body fluids. Coronavirus infections in people are common throughout the world. They don’t usually cause serious illness. But covid-19 is spreading across the globe, causing many deaths and locking down many cities. 

Currently, there are two methods to test COVID-19

viral tests 

antibody tests

  • The viral test will tell you if you infected with COVID-19 now.
  • An antibody test helps you to find the previous infection of COVID-19.

An antibody test won’t help if the patient has a current infection as it might take up to 3 weeks of time period after infection to create antibodies. But still no one could know of there’s a chance to protect the body by getting infected with the virus again. Also, one might not know how long it will last.

Who should be tested

A lot of countries have a problem with testing. because they never expect this pandemic and a large amount of testing

  • People with mild illness will able to recover at home without medical care not need to get tested
  • If you have COVID-19 Symptoms, you might need to test so. Please contact your local healthcare providers and authorities to get help
  • Some countries and states have a guideline for testing so you can visit government official website for more details

With limited resources, you may face difficulty to get tested, but be patience don’t panic

Countries where covid-19 has spread

COVID-19 Infected map

Currently, the whole world effected with COVID-19, but there are few countries not reported any cases of the coronavirus so far

North Korea

Turkmenistan

Kiribati

Lesotho

Micronesia

Marshall Islands

Vanuatu

Nauru

Palau

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

Tonga

The covid-19 does not show signs of being infected for days. When they have a fever or cough and go to the hospital, the lungs usually have 50% fibrosis, and it’s too late! Japanese and Taiwanese physicians introduced some guidelines to follow to understand the symptoms and protect yourself from the virus. 

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Why should you drink water frequently to prevent covid-19? 

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Even if the virus enters your mouth, drinking water or other liquids wipe from the stomach. Ignore the high frequency that you need a pee. The more you pee, the more toxins are removed from your body. If you don’t drink enough water regularly, the virus can enter your stomach and lungs. It is very dangerous. Please remind everyone about this!

Therefore, drink enough water, guys. 

How much water do you need for a day

A complete guide to track your symptoms of coronavirus every day

First 1 – 3 days 

  • Symptoms are similar to the common cold
  • Sore throat, a little pain in the throat 
  • No flu. Not tired yet still eating normally

Day 4

  • Sore throat
  • The rumbling began
  •  Body temperature increasing from 36.5-degree celsius ( This condition change according to person to person)
  • Anorexia begins. Hard to eat
  • Mild headache
  • Mild diarrhea

Day 5

  • Sore throat, coughing
  • Slight hot body. Temperature ranges from 36.5 – 36.7
  • Feel tired and dizzy, pain in the joints

This stage is difficult to diagnose as a cold or coronary infection.

Day 6

  • Mild fever begins, about 37-degree celsius 
  • Croup coughs, or dry cough
  • Sore throat when eating, talking or swallowing
  • Fatigue, nausea
  • Breathing occasionally
  • Can cause diarrhea, vomiting

Day 7

  • The fever is higher from 37.4 – 37.8-degree celsius 
  • Too much coughing
  • Body aches and pains. The head is heavy like a stone
  • Frequency of suffocation stays the same
  • More diarrhea
  • Vomiting

Day 8 

  • Fever of level 38 or above
  • Hard to breathe, hard chest to breathe. Shortness of breath
  • Continue to cough and keep quiet
  • Headache, joint pain, back pain 

Day 9 

  • Symptoms do not change but worsen
  • High fever
  • Not coughing but worse than before
  • Can’t breathe even if how much you tried

In this stage, blood tests and X-rays of the lungs should be taken. 

Symptoms vary depending on the individual’s resistance and immunity. It takes 10-14 days to find anyone who is healthy. Not healthy, then 4-5 days.

People should remember, 

  • Wear facial masks when you are in public or use public transport and whenever possible (cloth masks are good and rinse frequently).
  • Washing hands frequently. You must wash your hands after using public transport, after using the washrooms, before cooking and before eating.
  • Use a hand sanitizer. 
  • Avoid crowded places as much as possible. 
  • Increase Vitamin C to increase immunity.
  • Clean personal stuff like phones, laptops regularly.

Please take care of yourself and share this to inform others. 

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