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c_hawkthorne  ·  1304 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm helping with disease investigation in this pandemic. AMA!

Called it! August 5th (Yeah it's been a busy few weeks) CSTE and CDC updated the case definition. Changes include new definitions of laboratory criteria for probable, the inclusion of "suspect" as a case classification, and new symptoms.

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/ - A link to both the old and the new so you can compare if you so desire

Some important changes are the inclusion of more clinical criteria including "Fatigue" in the "Need Two" section since I see a lot of those, and "New Olfactory/Taste Disorders" in the "Only need one of these" part. Fatigue wasn't even there in my state's system in June. The questionnaire we complete evolves every few weeks and the definition changes as we get more data. Super fun to watch in real time.

kleinbl00, Dala, goobster, b_b, mk -- Y'all are the nerds that partook AMA in this if ya care.