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With virtually no access to testing, diagnoses came from Covid-19 symptoms that most of the world had grown familiar with: fever, cough, shortness of breath.
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
And be aware of symptoms like chest pain, a racing heart, and shortness of breath as signs of a heart issue.
—Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
Symptoms include fever, fatigue and muscle aches — especially in the thighs, hips, back and shoulders — coughing and shortness of breath.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
The variant has similar symptoms to other strains, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
And be aware of symptoms like chest pain, a racing heart, and shortness of breath as signs of a heart issue.
—Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
Symptoms include fever, fatigue and muscle aches — especially in the thighs, hips, back and shoulders — coughing and shortness of breath.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
The variant has similar symptoms to other strains, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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“Shortness of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortness%20of%20breath. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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