Who better to consult than Johns Hopkins, the private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, which has been on the forefront of tracking COVID-19 since it hit these shores?

"COVID-19 can cause symptoms that are mild at first, but then become more intense over five to seven days, with worsening of a cough and shortness of breath," says Johns Hopkins.

"COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, can cause lung complications such as pneumonia and, in the most severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS," says Johns Hopkins.

"Sepsis, another possible complication of COVID-19, can also cause lasting harm to the lungs and other organs." "Recovery from lung damage takes time," Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S., an expert on lung disease at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, says.

Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, calls this "myalgia." "Myalgia describes muscle aches and pain, which can involve ligaments, tendons and fascia, the soft tissues that connect muscles, bones and organs," says Johns Hopkins.

"Common signs of coronavirus infection include runny nose, cough, fever, sore throat, and shortness of breath," says Johns Hopkins?

"COVID-19 symptoms vary from person to person, but an overwhelming majority of people infected have one thing in common: They have lost some sense of smell and taste," reports Johns Hopkins.

"The most unique finding that occurs is that patients may lose their smell and taste in an isolated fashion," Nicholas Rowan, M.D., an assistant professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says.

"COVID-19 can present a variety of symptoms, but one potentially dangerous symptom most people aren't particularly excited to talk about is diarrhea," says Johns Hopkins.

You might get a headache, a "pain or discomfort in the head or face," says Johns Hopkins, which some have described as a jackhammer

"The CDC notes that people with compromised immune systems, like those recovering from COVID-19, are at the greatest risk of developing diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, including vomiting and nausea," says Johns Hopkins

"Yes, you can be infected with the coronavirus and have a cough or other symptoms with no fever, or a very low-grade one, especially in the first few days," says Johns Hopkins

"Some of these symptoms are very common and can occur in many conditions other than COVID-19," says Johns Hopkins