Anonymous

4 years

Should I get tested for Covid19?

Last wednesday night, around 11pm I felt my body ache. Thinking it was just lethargy, I slept.

The next morning, thursday morning, I woke up and felt my body overheat and my mouth felt dry. It was a hot night so I took that as me being dehydrated. My mom said she felt the same way as well, which is that the weather was very hot. She said she felt feverish and took medicine and left for work. She advised me to do the same.

Throughout the day I slept and drank a lot of water. I took my temperature and had a low grade fever measuring 37.8 degrees Celsius. When my mother came home she told me that her fever was gone and advised me to eat medicine. I ate the medicine and panadol. After a few minutes i immediately felt better and my fever was gone.

The next day, friday, I had body discomfort, and also slight chills. I checked my temperature to see if I had a fever and my temperature was 36.5 degrees Celsius.

The discomfort and chills were on and off throughout the rest of the day but generally, it got better and did not pose a problem to my daily routine.

Saturday morning, the discomfort and chills were gone, although there were moments were I felt slight discomfort but it was only for a few seconds and then it was gone. Sunday morning, I woke up with one small mouth ulcer

Throughout those 4 days, my lips were dry and my mouth felt dry.

Today I do not have any of the symptoms anymore.

I also have to note that I had gotten an Influenza A vaccination a week ago, on the 25th of February, on Tuesday.

Thank you very much

Greetings and thank you for your question.

First and foremost, I truly understand your concerns regarding your symptoms and other health problems you might be facing. Based on your symptoms, you may 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. This may help alleviate your worries regarding the possibilities of having COVID-19.

Besides COVID-19 infection, your symptoms can be caused by other health problems such as:

For your information, the influenza vaccine does not protect you against COVID-19. There is still no vaccine available for this particular virus. The weather has been really hot lately. It is advisable that you maintain a good water intake. The ulcer may be due to dehydration.

You may consult a MOH doctor by clicking Ask Doctor at the Ministry of Health website (COVID-19 Portal) to ask any health issues related to COVID-19 starting from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.

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