Abstract

Opinion

Fever is not a symptom in COVID-19: None of the diseases require fever as its symptom

KM Yacob*

Published: 14 May, 2020 | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Pages: 014-018

We have been hearing for centuries that ‘fever is not a disease but a symptom’. Physicians say that fever is a symptom of diseases like flu to cancer.

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Keywords:

Symptom definition; Signals definition; Symptoms of fever; Symptoms of rising temperature

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