CORONA VIRUS

Symptoms

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Watch for symptoms

Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.^*

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

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Call your doctor if you…

Develop symptoms, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19

OR

Have recently traveled from an area with widespread or ongoing community spread of COVID-19.

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How to protect yourself

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What to do if you are sick

*This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses.

More information

• Travelers
• Households
• Pregnant Women & Children
• People Who are Sick
• Caregivers
• Schools
• Businesses
• Healthcare Professionals
• Health Departments
• Laboratories

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Page last reviewed: February 29, 2020

Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases