# What would lead you to be tested? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [December 21, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-lead-you-to-be-tested/956417 "2021-12-21T14:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 53
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-lead-you-to-be-tested/956417/53 "2021-12-24T22:23:49Z")
> [@Esprise\_Me](#): > > You didn’t say “this is what I feel is right for me given my lengthy exposure;” you said: The post I was responding to was a direct reply to my post immediately above it where I pointed out my lengthy exposure. > [@Esprise\_Me](#): > > Forgive me for interpreting that to mean you think other people should test anytime they have any cold/flu symptoms, regardless of exposure or other factors. Considering many people with covid had no known exposure, yes, when you have _covid symptoms_ during a pandemic, you either isolate or test. See the advice of the good doc: > [@We're having an early Christmas tomorrow, and I feel crummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-an-early-christmas-tomorrow-and-i-feel-crummy/955919/10): > > Covid is extremely common these days, (in fact, it’s considered to be a worldwide pandemic at the present time, unlike colds and flus) and is always high on the differential diagnosis list when someone develops fevers, respiratory symptoms, etc. If a patient complains of these symptoms, they will get a recommendation to get tested for covid. Especially since covid is not only more prevalent but more deadly than other viruses going around. It’s been talked about in the news a lot recently. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-lead-you-to-be-tested/956417)._