Coronavirus now affects every walk of life with people being told to stay at home, self-isolate and monitor any unusual symptoms. The most common and well-known symptoms of coronavirus includes fever, cough and shortness of breath. There have been other reported signs such as loss of taste and smell or even possibly a loss of hearing. There is another lesser-known symptom.
If a person has a runny nose or itchy eyes, it doesn’t mean they necessarily have the novel coronavirus. However, if there is a dry cough, fatigue and a fever, they might be at risk of having coronavirus.
The problem many are facing is figuring out whether it’s just a seasonal flu or in fact the deadly virus.
If a person experiences an inability to wake up after sleeping it could also signal a potential virus infection. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, as many as 98 percent of Covid-19 patients who were hospitalised had a fever, between 76 percent and 82 percent had a dry cough and 11 percent to 44 percent reported exhaustion and fatigue.
“Not all symptoms are created equally. While it might seem like you have coronavirus, you may simply be experiencing allergies or influenza,” said Lindsey Elmore a pharmacotherapy specialist from PharmaD.
There have been similar studies that were done on fruit flies with the results showing that the flies that slept when they were exposed to bacteria had a better chance of surviving than those who carried on with their normal daily activities.
The results of the studies indicate the power of sleep during these troubling times.
When the body is fighting off foreign invaders, it needs as much energy as possible.
If a person is pushing their body to the limits, it provides an extra challenge for the immune system to be able to do its job.
