Allergies or Coronavirus: How to tell symptoms apart

Allergies or Coronavirus? How do you tell the symptoms apart?

Allergies or coronavirus?

- how do you tell symptoms apart?- news 25's toni miles ventured - out to the mississippi- ashtma & allergy clinic in- d'iberville to get the answers- from a local doctor and - allergist.- quick!- - spring is in the air, and so is- the - pollen - something you know all- too well if you - suffer from allergies.- dr. murray: "hi.

This is dr.- murray at mississippi asthma an- allergy clinic."- it's always a busy time of year- for dr. mark murray, an - allergist at- the mississippi ashtma and- allergy clinic.

- dr. mark murray, mississippi- asthma and allergy clinic: "- this time of year,- we're really starting to see an- increase in the number of tree- pollen.

We're seeing the cars - dusted heavily with the yellow- pollen out there, that's all th- oak and pine, and all the - tree pollen that's out, so that- will be ramping up for another- few weeks, and then we'll - be getting into the grass polle- season in april."

- toni miles, news 25: " so just- how do you tell the difference- from allergy symptoms - caused by allergens like grass- and tree pollen as opposed to - symptoms of the - coronavirus?"

- dr. mark murray, mississippi- asthma and allergy clinic: "- what we typically - expect to see with our allergy- patients would be more itchy- eyes sneezing, runny nose,- more mild symptoms as far as- those thigns go, although it ca- - - - trigger some coughing and - sneezing as with our asthmatic- patients.

With coronavirus, and- other infection - problems-fever more along the - lines of fever with the - coronavirus in particular.

Ther- - - - seems to be some muscle aches - and upset stomach that typicall- wouldn't- come with allergy problems."- while allergies are nothing new- - this novel coronavirus is - - and it's changing the way many- doctors and medical workers - are handling patient care.- dr. mark murray, mississippi- asthma and allergy clinic: "- - - - what we've done here is try to- limit our in-person visits.

A - lot of our follow up visits we- can do by phone.- we're trying to stay in touch - with our patients, still take - care of them like we- - - - normally would but doing a lot- of telemedicine, visits over th- phone and - video conferencing to keep up - with our patients."

- and while there are still plent- of questions about the- coronavirus - seasonal allergy- season remains the same - - as do the differentiating - symptoms of both ailments.- in d'iberville, toni miles, new- 25.

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