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Infographic with chart of COVID infectiousness time Text: How Long Are You Contagious With COVID-19? Studies suggest: • Most people are infectious for ~10 days • ~80% of people test positive for 5 days after symptom onset • Only ~30% of people who test positive have a fever • Presence of symptoms is an unreliable indicator of infectiousness • Individuals can be infectious before the onset of symptoms • Asymptomatic cases represent at least 20 to 40% of all infections

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Infographic with chart of COVID infectiousness time Text: How Long Are You Contagious With COVID-19? Studies suggest: • Most people are infectious for ~10 days • ~80% of people test positive for 5 days after symptom onset • Only ~30% of people who test positive have a fever • Presence of symptoms is an unreliable indicator of infectiousness • Individuals can be infectious before the onset of symptoms • Asymptomatic cases represent at least 20 to 40% of all infections
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Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 12:52:01 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:
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The science says that most people with COVID are infectious for 10 days regardless of symptoms.
Yet the CDC guidelines say it’s fine to resume normal activities if you’re feeling better and don’t have a fever for 24 hrs.
Governments are to blame for normalizing mass infection.

In conversation about 4 months ago from med-mastodon.com permalink