CINCINNATI – As the number of ragweeds increases and more and more people sneeze and cough, local doctors warn people not to confuse COVID-19 with allergies.
In the spring, the main gift from someone who had COVID-19 was the loss of at least one sense, the most common sense of smell. Now, doctors say, the delta variant presents with different symptoms.
Some of the symptoms of COVID-19 delta tension include fever, fatigue, cough, and difficulty breathing. Doctors said these symptoms are much less severe if people are vaccinated. It is also not so common to lose consciousness with this strain of the virus.
“A lot of people think they have sinus infections, it’s allergy season, it’s ragweed time and it’s not. It’s COVID,” said Tiffany Mattingly, Health Collaborative’s vice president of clinical strategies. “By the time it’s serious enough that someone decides to go for a COVID test, they may have spread it to several people because it’s been a couple of days.”
Health experts suggest that if you have a sore throat or suspect you may have a sinus infection, take a COVID-19 test just in case.