Signs you had Covid-19 without knowing it

Winter colds are prevalent. If you experienced a cold in late 2019 or early 2020, it could have been COVID-19. A COVID can last two weeks or longer, although a cold only lasts a few days. Unlike a cold, COVID may have caused a fever and difficulty breathing.

Feeling like you cannot breathe is a common symptom of COVID-19. You may have thought you had COVID-19-induced breathlessness. It could have been nervousness or a panic attack. Shortness of breath lasts longer with COVID. It has flu-like symptoms.

A persistent dry cough could be a sign of COVID-19. It was not a cold-induced cough. It would have started moderately and gotten worse over five to seven days.

 We have been warned to wash our hands frequently and avoid touching our faces throughout the pandemic. COVID-19 can cause eye damage. The virus may have caused conjunctivitis (pink eye), watery eyes, or blurred vision.

 COVID-19 may also impact the heart. It can make it pound, flutter, or beat quickly. You may have felt tight in the chest. All of this can happen even after the virus has been cleared. This episode can last up to two weeks in mild cases and six weeks in severe situations.

 COVID-19 causes extreme fatigue. So, if you have acute exhaustion that did not go away with rest, it could be a virus. The feeling can return days or weeks later.

 You may have been infected if foods and drinks tasted different (or had no taste) or if you could not detect odors for a few weeks. This is a mild case and affects about 80% of test positive.

Antibodies are proteins made by the body to combat infection. The only way to tell for sure if you have COVID-19 is to get your blood tested for antibodies. Scientists are not sure how well they will protect you if you have them. However, having such antibodies may reduce the risk of re-acquiring COVID.

 This virus mutation seems not to affect the virus's symptoms or severity. The mutation appears to be easier to propagate from person to person. The COVID-19 signs are the same as the original. So, you cannot tell which strain you had.

It is imperative to be aware of these signs of COVID-19 to have robust health.