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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by leftyted on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:21PM (#22607371)
Sounds like the government is correctly rationing tests.

My sense is that the vast majority of the healthy population shouldn't get tested even if they might have the virus because the infrastructure doesn't support widespread testing (anywhere -- as far as I know). They should act as if they have the virus and stay home, rest, drink a lot of water, and take NSAIDs if the pain gets out of hand.

I've been sick since last week (much improved yesterday and today) and it could definitely be covid-19. But there's no point in trying to get tested. If I felt the symptoms were serious (significant difficulty breathing) then I'd go to an ER or call 911.

Also, 37.5 is a fairly low fever.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by ouaiueoaieaeoiu on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:26PM (#22607437)
Note, France is warning against NSAIDs specifically for COVID-19.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammat...

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by kkwteh on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:01PM (#22607972)
In the Guardian article in the parent comment, the warning says that any anti-inflammatory drug may be a risk, not just NSAIDs. They include cortisone as an example of a drug to avoid, which is a non-NSAID anti-inflammatory.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by takeda on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:57PM (#22609572)
Wouldn't that just leave steroids, which is generally never good idea to give when you have an infection as far as I know.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by nicoburns on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:24PM (#22609903)
I think it's generally the case that taking pain killers isn't a fantastic idea when you have an infection. Of course, for mild infections there's little consequence, but in this case it might be best to avoid them. Just wrap up warm and stay hydrated.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by learnstats2 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:52PM (#22607817)
current advice is: DON'T take NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen), which may cause complications due to interaction with immune system.

do take paracetamol

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by sveng on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:44PM (#22608554)
aka Tylenol (acetaminophen) in the USA. Consult your doctor. Not sure what this means for children, but this directive against NSAIDs is a really important development in treatment protocols for COVID-19.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by emaste on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:45PM (#22609438)
Tylenol / acetaminophen is not an NSAID.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by brandonhorst on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:21PM (#22609871)
Grandparent was saying that paracetamol is a synonym for Tylenlol/acetaminophen
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by vanniv on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:45AM (#22613717)
Paracetamol is the same compound as Acetaminophen, and is sold under the Tylenol brand in the US.
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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by takeda on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:31PM (#22611821)
This is incorrect. Paracetamol, Tylenol etc are brand names for acetaminophen which is not NSAID. Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Aspirin are NSAIDs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsteroidal_anti-inflammatory...

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