Coronavirus Infected U.S Based Woman Shares Her Story on Facebook
First how easily you can get it. I believe I caught it when attending a small house party at which no one was coughing, sneezing or otherwise displaying any symptoms of illness.
New Delhi, March 11: Amid the coronavirus scare across the world, a woman from the US who was infected with coronavirus during the last week of February, shared a post on Facebook about about her experience regarding COVID-19. In the post, the Seattle-based woman named Elizabeth Schneider revealed how she contracted the virus, symptoms, immune system, precautions and misconceptions about it and the fact that she has now recovered. Facebook Invites Applications from NGOs for CSR Grant.
Her post has gone viral and has got over 27,000 shares and 3,500 comments. In her post, Schneider wrote: "I had COVID-19 and here is my story. I made this post public out of several requests from my friends who asked me to share. I hope it gives you some good information and peace of mind!" "First how easily you can get it. I believe I caught it when attending a small house party at which no one was coughing, sneezing or otherwise displaying any symptoms of illness. It appears that 40 per cent of the attendees of this party ended up sick. The media tells you to wash your hands and avoid anyone with symptoms. I did," Schneider wrote from her FB account.
"There is no way to avoid catching this except avoiding all other humans. 40 per cent of folks were all sick within 3 days of attending the party all with the same/similar symptoms including fever," she explained. "Second, the symptoms appear to be different depending on your constitution and/or age. Most of my friends who got it were in their late 40s to early 50s. I'm in my mid 30s. For us it was headache, fever (for first 3 days consistently and then on and off after 3 days), severe body aches and joint pain, and severe fatigue," she added.
"I had a fever that spiked the first night to 103 degrees and eventually came down to 100 and then low grade 99.5. I felt nauseous one day. Once the fever is gone some were left with nasal congestion, sore throat. Only a very few of us had a mild itchy cough. Very few had chest tightness or other respiratory symptoms," Schneider wrote. "Total duration of illness was 10-16 days. The main issue is that without reporting a cough or trouble breathing many of us were refused testing. I got tested through the Seattle Flu Study.
"As of Monday, March 9th, it has been 13 days since my symptoms started and more than 72 hours since my fever subsided. The King County Public Health Department is recommending you stay isolated for 7 days after the start of symptoms or 72 hours after your fever subsides," Schneider added. "I have surpassed both deadlines so I am no longer isolating myself however I am avoiding strenuous activity and large crowds and I obviously will not come near you if I see you in public. I was not hospitalised. Not every country is hospitalising everyone with a COVID-19 infection and in my case, and in many other cases, I didn't even go to the doctor because I was recovering on my own and felt it was just a nasty flu strain different from the ones I have been protected from with this season's flu vaccine," Schneider wrote.
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