A sore throat can be a symptom of COVID-19, but it's generally not one of the most common. Other symptoms include a cough, fever, chills, headache, loss of smell or taste, and muscle pain.

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Pain is just one symptom of what's typically known as a sore throat (pharyngitis). Other symptoms include having a dry or scratchy feeling in your throat or trouble swallowing. Chances are your ...

Medically reviewed by Geetika Gupta, MDMedically reviewed by Geetika Gupta, MD It's possible to have a sore throat from COVID-19. According to a recent University of Southern California (USC) study, a ...

Some such symptoms include a stuffy nose or low-grade fever that are associated with the common cold; itchy or watery eyes as occur with seasonal allergies; or nausea, chills and diarrhea ...

An ED patient unhappy Dr. Kube would not give him antibiotics for his virus because they aren't useful began yelling and ...

Though typically not severe, sore throats can be incredibly painful – this, Dr Misra-Sharp says, is because the throat is packed with nerve endings, making it highly sensitive.“When inflamed ...

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests allow people to check for SARS-CoV-2 infections without help from professionals. They provide positive or negative results for the virus, typically wi ...

The first cases of Australian flu (H3N2 strain A) have been isolated in Lombardy, Lazio, and Piedmont. The symptoms, strong and pronounced, include a runny nose and sore throat, dry cough, and ...

Having a sore throat can be uncomfortable, or worse. In many cases, sore throats are caused by viral infections but an expert at Baylor College of Medicine says that although this may be the most ...

You probably have a runny nose, scratchy throat, low-grade fever, fatigue, chills and aches. And you probably are sneezing and coughing." Flu: "Terrible. You’re exhausted, you have a fever, your body ...