Signs and Symptoms
Initial symptoms are flu-like and may include: fever, myalgia, lethargy symptoms, cough, sore throat and other nonspecific symptoms. The only symptom common to all patients appears to be a fever above 38 °C (100.4 °F). Shortness of breath may occur later. The patient has symptoms as with a cold in the first stage, but later on they resemble influenza.
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