The article highlighted that classic symptoms associated with COVID, like a dry cough or loss of taste and smell, have become less prevalent, causing some confusion with COVID.

Doctors now link COVID-19 to symptoms such as congestion, headaches, fatigue, muscle aches, fever, chills, and post-nasal drip, further adding to the COVID confusion. (Photo: Google)

NBC News has recently featured an article shedding light on the difficulties doctors encounter when trying to differentiate between COVID-19 and the common cold or allergies, adding to the ongoing confusion with COVID.

According to an article published by The Blaze, NBC News recently published an article highlighting the challenge doctors are facing in distinguishing COVID-19 from the common cold and allergies. The article noted that the traditional COVID symptoms, such as a dry cough or loss of taste and smell, have become less common, leading to confusion with COVID.

Instead, doctors are observing milder symptoms, mostly concentrated in the upper respiratory tract, like congestion, sneezing, and a mild sore throat, adding to the confusion with COVID.

Dr. Grace McComsey from Case Western University mentioned that the loss of taste or smell, once a predominant COVID symptom, now occurs in only 10-20% of cases compared to 60-70% early in the pandemic, contributing to confusion with COVID.

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Dr. Erick Eiting from Mount Sinai Downtown in New York City shared that most patients he’s seen exhibit mild symptoms, and COVID is often identified only through testing, further contributing to the confusion with COVID.

According to an article published by Ground News, doctors now associate COVID-19 with symptoms like congestion, headaches, fatigue, muscle aches, fever, chills, and post-nasal drip, causing additional confusion with COVID.  Dr. Dan Barouch from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston explained that the overall severity of COVID has decreased over time due to higher immune responses, rather than weaker variants, but this has also led to confusion with COVID.

The article triggered reactions on social media, with some criticizing NBC News for its belated recognition of the confusion with COVID. Some commented that COVID’s resemblance to the common cold raises questions about the need for boosters and the seriousness of the virus, intensifying the confusion with COVID.

Others expressed concern about the difficulty of distinguishing between COVID and allergies, highlighting the challenges individuals face in identifying the source of their symptoms amid the ongoing confusion with COVID.

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