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One ‘dangerous’ coronavirus ‘self-check test’ is circulating on social media. Here’s why you should avoid it. - Q13 News Seattle One ‘dangerous’ coronavirus ‘self-check test’ is circulating on social media. Here’s why you should avoid it. - Q13 News Seattle Posted: 16 Mar 2020 07:15 PM PDT Please enable Javascript to watch this video Contrary to what some may think, not everything on social media is rooted in fact. Case in point: A recent viral coronavirus "simple self-check test," which medical experts say is completely inaccurate. Written on what appears to be the iPhone notes app, the three-part post falsely claims that people can find out whether they have coronavirus simply by holding their breath for more than 10 seconds. If they can hold their breath without coughing, the test claims they don't have the virus. The post, which began circulating Twit...

Symptoms of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - With Chart - WebMD Symptoms of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - With Chart - WebMD Posted: 10 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Editor's Note: For the latest updates on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, see our news coverage . March 10, 2020 -- As testing for COVID-19 expands, cases are being picked up across the U.S., confirming what disease experts have predicted: that the virus has been here for some time and is making people sick. That can make the occasional cough or sneeze suspicious. Is this COVID-19? How would you know if you have it? The most detailed breakdown of symptoms of the disease comes from a recent World Health Organization analysis of more than 55,000 confirmed cases in China. Here are the most common symptoms and the percentage of people who had them: COVID-19 is a lower respiratory tract infection, which means that most of the symptoms are felt in the chest and lungs. That's different fr...

Mucus and the coronavirus    Newswise

U Of U Researchers Studying Role Of Mucus In COVID-19 Spread    ksltv.com

Smoking and vaping leads to increase of getting, sharing COVID-19    WQOW TV News 18

Smoking and vaping leads to increase of getting, sharing COVID-19    WXOW.com

Mayo says smoking can be a risk factor for COVID-19    WIZM NEWS

4 ways to keep your lungs healthy amidst the coronavirus pandemic    Times of India

Four Coronavirus Patients on Their Hellish Illness and Recovery - VICE UK Four Coronavirus Patients on Their Hellish Illness and Recovery - VICE UK Posted: 25 Mar 2020 02:20 AM PDT Imagine testing positive for COVID-19 . How concerned would you be? How scared? It's likely that you're young and enjoying a non-compromised respiratory system, so you'd fall into the majority of cases described as "mild". But the word "mild" seems to obfuscate just how hellishly intense a run of COVID-19 might be. In early February the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention ran a study on the first 44,672 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan . From this number they graded patient health conditions on a scale from mild to critical. And while the good news was that 81 percent of cases (36,160 people) were classified as mild, the bad news was that the word "mild" described anything up to pneumonia. From this e...

This man's lung condition went undiagnosed for 65 years. Here's how doctors figured it out. - The Daily Briefing This man's lung condition went undiagnosed for 65 years. Here's how doctors figured it out. - The Daily Briefing Posted: 18 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST For most of his life, doctors told this man he had a rare case of asthma. But at age 65, the man's wheezing and relentless cough led a friend to do some digging—and a group of doctors finally discovered the man's rare condition, Lisa Sanders reports for the New York Times Magazine .  A medical 'mystery' One day, in a town outside Philadelphia, the patient was walking to his car when he started "gasping for air," Sanders writes. "He could hear his breath: ragged, wheezy and fast, interrupted by a relentless cough," she notes. The man collapsed in his car, but after concentrating on his breathing for a few minutes, h...

Why Losing Your Sense of Smell Could Be a Symptom of COVID-19    TIME

PM News Brief: Arts Festival Canceled, Major Disaster Declaration & Business Hotline Launched    KUER 90.1

Stephon Marbury on how the coronavirus has affected his family - The Undefeated Stephon Marbury on how the coronavirus has affected his family - The Undefeated Posted: 27 Mar 2020 04:20 AM PDT Former two-time NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury spoke with The Undefeated from Beijing Tuesday morning about his quest to bring 10 million N95 masks to his hometown of New York to help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The current head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters has a deal to purchase 10 million masks for a bargain $2.75 each for New Yorkers from a Chinese supplier, The New York Post reported on Sunday. Marbury, who is back in China anticipating that the CBA's season will return to action in late April, also told The Undefeated that his cousin, the older brother of former NBA guard Sebastian Telfair, recently died from COVID-19 in New York City. The following are excerpts from Marbury's interview. Marbury on the masks he...

Smoking and vaping leads to increase of getting, sharing COVID-19    WQOW TV News 18

Symptoms of Coronavirus vs. the Flu vs. a Cold - Elemental Symptoms of Coronavirus vs. the Flu vs. a Cold - Elemental Posted: 04 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PST This symptom chart will help you determine which virus ails you Photo: Guido Mieth/DigitalVision/Getty Images Follow Elemental's ongoing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak here . T he first sign of a scratchy throat is scientifically known to be accompanied by an "uh-oh" sensation, followed by the ironic hope that it's "just a cold," because otherwise it could be the onset of a disabling flu , the looming coronavirus , or some other infectious disease affecting the upper airways. "Because colds and flu share many symptoms, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone," according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But in fact, the CDC's ow...

What is a dry cough? Here’s what health experts say about the coronavirus symptom - Sacramento Bee What is a dry cough? Here’s what health experts say about the coronavirus symptom - Sacramento Bee Posted: 21 Mar 2020 11:37 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] What is a dry cough? Here's what health experts say about the coronavirus symptom    Sacramento Bee Mucus and the coronavirus - EurekAlert Posted: 31 Mar 2020 03:01 AM PDT IMAGE:  University of Utah biomedical engineering assistant professor Jessica R. Kramer has received a grant to study how mucus, the slimy substance in human tissue, plays a part in the spread... view more  Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering March 31, 2020 -- As the lethal COVID-19 coronavirus propagates around the globe, we know a sneeze, a cough or simply touching a surface with the virus can spread the infection. What research...