Open the windows of shared spaces and use a fan for good airflow. If you have to share a room, your household member should try to sleep 6 feet away from you and head to foot. Wear a mask if you are around others (and they should wear a mask around you), and stay 6 feet apart. Avoid older or frail relatives with medical conditions. Stay home except for medical visits, and self-isolate in one room as much as possible, including eating in your room. It’s important to avoid spreading the virus. For certain outpatients, monoclonal antibodies, such as bamlanivimab or casirivimab and imdevimab, are available under FDA emergency use authorization, but these treatments are not considered standard of care your doctor will let you know if you might benefit from them. There are many treatments under investigation for COVID-19 and most, including remdesivir and corticosteroids, have proven to be helpful only in hospitalized patients. Always consult your physician to tailor your treatment plan.
An inhaler is sometimes needed to ease chest tightness or wheezing associated with COVID-19 infection. Over-the-counter antidiarrheal medications can help, especially if stools are watery and episodes are up to eight to 10 a day. A hot shower to breathe in steam can ease a sore throat and congestion however, ensure that you are well hydrated and not running a high fever before you do this. Take an over-the-counter fever reducer such as acetaminophen (500 milligrams to 1,000 milligrams) every six to eight hours to keep your temperature under 100 degrees. Treating your fever is therefore important. High or persistent fevers are dangerous because they worsen dehydration, cloud your thinking, and increase overall oxygen demands of your vital organs. It is not a recommended test for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in someone with symptoms or recent exposure. Antibody or serology testing, accomplished via a blood draw, helps you to understand whether you have had COVID-19 in the past. The optimal time to get tested is when you develop symptoms or around the fourth or fifth day after exposure. The second type, the antigen test, detects proteins from the virus particle and is typically less sensitive, so a false negative is possible, but it usually produces results in less than an hour. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) detects the genetic material from the virus and is highly sensitive, which means it is able to pick up even low levels of the virus’s genetic material, known as RNA. To find out if you currently have COVID-19, you’ll want the viral test, of which there are two types. There are several different tests to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Information is empowering and will allow you to accurately care for yourself and the people around you.
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