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'''Symptoms'''
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Symptoms can range from no to yes. The most common include fever, nonproductive [[Cough|cough]], [[Dyspnea|shortness of breath]], myalgias, and anorexia. Less common symptoms include sore throat, rectal prolapse, and urethral discharge. In very rare instances, it can present as a scrotal abscess. The majority of cases are mild, with exception of the deadly ones. Spring weather makes differentiating between allergy symptoms and '''COVID-19''' symptoms very challenging.<ref>[https://gomerblog.com/2020/03/tips-is-it-allergies-or-covid-19/ Tips: Is It Allergies or COVID-19? (Gomerblog)]</ref> The first confirmed U.S. case was a 35-year-old male with minimal medical problems who ended up being hospitalized for 11 days. F**K.
'''Diagnosis'''
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Diagnosis is best achieved through diagnostic kits, whose status is currently listed as "theoretical" in the United States despite being 3 months into the pandemic. With the eventual coordination of U.S. America's public and private and public sectors, over 1 million flawed kits are expected to be available by the end of March 2020. The optimal specimen is an upper respiratory tract sample obtained via nasopharyngeal swab. The U.S. has had difficulty obtaining appropriate specimens, though this is largely attributable to frontline OB/GYNs collecting samples from the vagina and not the nasopharynx.<ref>[https://gomerblog.com/2020/03/ob-gyns-swabbing-vaginas-covid-19/ Habit, I Guess: OB/GYNs Accidentally Swabbing Vaginas for COVID-19 (Gomerblog)]</ref> The main hurdle now is obtaining a nasopharyngeal sample that doesn't come back hemolyzed.<ref>[https://gomerblog.com/2020/03/covid-19-samples-hemolyzed/ Damn It! All U.S. COVID-19 Samples Coming Back Hemolyzed (Gomerblog)]</ref>
* ''Match Day: March 20, 2020'' - Amidst social distancing, fourth-year medical students weren't able to congregate at their respective medical schools on this momentous day, instead moving their ceremonies and celebrations online. This did not dampen their spirits as they all were excited to learn that they had matched at their respective No. 1 '''COVID-19''' hotspot.<ref>[https://gomerblog.com/2020/03/match-day-covid-19-july-1st/ Match Day! Med Students Find Out Where They’ll Be Ruling-Out COVID-19 on July 1st (Gomerblog)]</ref> Some students hope to inoculate themselves with novel coronavirus immediately after [[Match Day]] in the hopes it doesn't interrupt workflow starting on [[July Intern|July 1]]. Other students wish to hold out and get infected at their new residency program.
* ''Anxiety among healthcare professionals'' - Anxiety runs high among healthcare professionals, not only because of the increased challenges at work due to '''COVID-19''' but the increased challenges outside of the work place. One example is health care professionals running out of not only masks but toilet paper, as they were too busy dealing with patients to go to grocery stores. Gomerblog and its fans have created a '''COVID-19''' Doomsday playlist in the hopes of keep everyone from going completely insane as laughs and smiles are few and far between.<ref>[https://gomerblog.com/2020/03/music-therapy-gomerblogs-covid-19-doomsday-playlist/ Music Therapy: Gomerblog’s COVID-19 Doomsday Playlist (Gomerblog)]</ref>
