The CDC has added six new symptoms to its list of signs that a person has been infected with the new coronavirus, including chills and loss of sense of smell.
How can the new coronavirus affect people so differently — killing some while leaving others blissfully unaware that they have been infected at all?
As of Monday, it has infected more than 3 million people around the world and resulted in more than 210,000 deaths, according toA spokesperson for the CDC said the newly added COVID-19 symptoms reflect changes in the case definition adopted by theThe CSTE is composed of epidemiologists who work in health departments across the country, and they make recommendations to the CDC about how to track and report diseases.
The CSTE report notes that not everybody who is infected by the coronavirus has the same symptoms. Some people , while approximately 80% of those who do become sick with COVID-19 experience what doctors call “mild to moderate” symptoms — similar to having a flu, but not bad enough to require hospitalization.
Fifteen percent of cases are severe enough to require supplemental oxygen, and 5% are critical enough to
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