A coronavirus sufferer has revealed what it is actually like being diagnosed with the deadly illness and issued a terrifying warning.
Elizabeth Schneider has lifted the lid on her symptoms after catching Covid-19 at a pal's house party, according to The Mirror.
She didn't know how serious the condition was to begin with, and said nobody at the small get-together showed any signs of the virus.
But then 40 per cent of attendees fell sick within three days of the bash.
All showed symptoms associated with coronavirus, notably a high fever.
Writing on Facebook, Elizabeth, from Seattle, said: "The symptoms appear to be different depending on your constitution and/or age.
"Most of my friends who got it were in their late 40s to early 50s. I’m in my mid 30s.
"For us it was headache, fever (for first 3 days consistently and then on and off after 3 days), severe body aches and joint pain, and severe fatigue.
"I had a fever that spiked the first night to 103 degrees and eventually came down to 100 and then low grade 99.5.
"Some folks had diarrhea. I felt nauseous one day. Once the fever is gone some were left with nasal congestion, sore throat .
"Only a very few of us had a mild itchy cough. Very few had chest tightness or other respiratory symptoms."
The symptoms lasted between 10 and 16 days for the affected guests, but thankfully none of them were hospitalised.
Despite their symptoms, Elizabeth says many of the group struggled to get tested.
She ended up going through the Seattle Flu Study, and was quickly told she was positive.
She has now completed her self-isolation period and the symptoms have gone but she's still being very careful.
She said: "I have surpassed both deadlines so I am no longer isolating myself however I am avoiding strenuous activity and large crowds and I obviously will not come near you if I see you in public."
She now has a warning for people around the world as coronavirus continues to spread.
She said: "Hand washing doesn’t guarantee you won’t get sick, especially when folks without symptoms are contagious and could be standing right next to you in any given social situation.
"You more likely than not will not die, but do you want to risk spreading it to a loved one over 60 or someone with an immunity issue? Stay healthy folks!
"I also truly believe the lack of testing is leading to folks believing that they just have a cold or something else going out into public and spreading it. And worse folks with no symptoms are also spreading it as in the case of a person attending a party or social gathering who has no symptoms.
"I know some folks are thinking that this can’t/won’t impact them.
"I hope it doesn’t but I believe that the overall lack of early and pervasive testing damaged the public’s ability to avoid the illness here in Seattle.
"All I know is that Seattle has been severely impacted and although I’m better now I would not wish this very uncomfortable illness on anyone."
