Symptoms

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For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections, reported illnesses have ranged from people being mildly sick to people being severely ill and dying. Symptoms can include:

  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath

CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS viruses.

The latest situation summary updates are available on CDC’s web page 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Wuhan, China.

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (2019-nCoV). Symptoms* of Novel Coronavirus. Patients with 2019-nCoV have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of: Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath. *Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. If you have been in China within the past 2 weeks and develop symptoms, call your doctor. CDC logo. www.cdc.gov/nCoV

Page last reviewed: January 28, 2020
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases