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At least one NHS content editor uses "symptom" to mean objective symptoms [1]: > Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) in adults can include: > - a high temperat
by twic 4y ago
At least one NHS content editor uses "symptom" to mean objective symptoms [1]:
> Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) in adults can include:
> - a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
As do, slightly implicitly, all four of the UK chief medical officers [2]:
> The individual’s households should also self-isolate for 14 days as per the current guidelines and the individual should stay at home for 7 days, or longer if they still have symptoms other than cough or loss of sense of smell.
[1] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/...
[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-from-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-on-an-update-to-coronavirus-symptoms-18-may-2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-from-the-uk-chi...
- jcl 4y agoTrue, but both of those examples were written for the general public, where the authors might intentionally be using “symptom” in its colloquial sense to be better understood. So it’s hard to draw conclusions about how the same authors would use “symptom” when writing for a medical audience.