
Anonymous
5 years
Covid 19 enquiry shortness of breath
I want to ask about positive covid 19 symptom if the shortness of breath will be on long term or isnitnwill come and go within days? As I getting shortness of breath with some chest tightness sometime but no fever .

Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli,
5 years
Greetings! Thank you for the question. For your information, the pattern of symptoms will depend on individuals. Nevertheless, shortness of breathe may persist daily. Other than COVID-19 infection, your symptoms could be due to:
- Other bacterial or viral infection
- Asthma
- Anemia
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- COPD
You are encouraged to answer the quiz on Risk Assessment for COVID-19 to evaluate your health status in regards to this disease. After completing this quiz, you will be classified into several categories.
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