SYMPTOMS COVID-19 ALLERGIES COLD FLU
cough Cough Common Rare Common Common
breath Shortness of Breath Sometimes No (unless it triggers asthma) No (unless it triggers asthma) No (unless it triggers asthma)
sneezing Sneezing No Common Common No
runny-nose Runny or stuffy nose Sometimes Common Common Sometimes
sore-throat Sore throat Sometimes Sometimes (usually mild) Common Sometimes
fever Fever Common No Sometimes Common
chills Chills Sometimes No No Sometimes
fatigue Fatigue Common Sometimes Sometimes Common
head-ache Headaches Sometimes Sometimes Rare Common
body-ache Body aches Sometimes No Sometimes (usually mild) Common
toilet Diarrhea Sometimes No No Sometimes (in children)
nausea Nausea or vomiting Sometimes No No Sometimes (in children)
loss-smell Loss of taste or smell Sometimes Rare Rare Rare
Please Note: We are still learning more about COVID-19. This table is NOT meant to diagnose any condition. For the latest on COVID-19 signs and symptoms visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html