Wellness

[goldensrbest]

I read that once exposed to the virus,it can take 1 to 3 weeks to show signs, the 3 weeks sound like a long time, does any one know about this?

[NicksmomESQ]

  I've been hearing the virus could appear in 2 weeks. That's why there's a 2 week quarantine.

  My son's friend was exposed & was told to quarantine for 2 weeks.

[Kachina624]

@goldensrbest.  I asked my sister about that yesterday as she was in the hospital with the virus.  She said the doctor told her 5-14 days.  Fourteen days would be unusually long.

[itsmagic]

I know everyone has different experiences but in my sister and brother in law’s case it took both about three days from exposure to being sick. 

[mimomof4]

Per the CDC website:

You should stay home for 14 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19.

For all of the following scenarios, even if you test negative for COVID-19 or feel healthy, you should stay home (quarantine) since symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus.

Yes there was a lot more info on the page.  They do not say you need to have a test if exposed only quarantine for 14 days.  Ironically if you test positive you need to quarantine for 10 days instead of 14.

[Drythe]

From friends and family experience, @ 10 - 12 days,

hard to say sometimes, as some don’t know where or when they were exposed.

[goldensrbest]

It seemed to me to be far too long.

[SilleeMee]

It depends on how much virus you inhaled at the time of exposure. If you inhaled a lot of virus then you could show symptoms sooner than someone who didn't inhale very much. Plus, it also depends on your particular immune system and if that has or hasn't been compromised at the time you got infected...age would play a role in that instance.

[colliemom4]

My daughter has it now and tested positive within a week of exposure. By that time she was feeling like she had it.

[Mindy D]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

I read that once exposed to the virus,it can take 1 to 3 weeks to show signs, the 3 weeks sound like a long time, does any one know about this?

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@goldensrbest @Quoted from Harvard Health edu website:

"How long is it between when a person is exposed to the virus and when they start showing symptoms?

Recently published research found that on average, the time from exposure to symptom onset (known as the incubation period) is about five to six days. However, studies have shown that symptoms could appear as soon as three days after exposure to as long as 13 days later. These findings continue to support the CDC recommendation of self-quarantine and monitoring of symptoms for 14 days post exposure."

Plus a person can be contagious for a couple of days before they show symptoms.