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* _s01_: Cough, Phlegm, Sputum, Upper respiratory tract infection
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* _s02_: Nasal congestion, Post nasal drip, Rhinorrhea, Sinusitis, Rhinitis, Common cold
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* _s03_: Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, Shivering, Low grade fever
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* _s05_: Shortness of breath, Wheeze, Croup, Pneumonia, Asthma, Crackles, Acute bronchitis, Bronchitis
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* _s06_: Anosmia, Dysgeusia, Ageusia
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* _s08_: Laryngitis, Sore throat, Throat irritation
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* _s04_: Shortness of breath, Wheeze, Croup, Pneumonia, Asthma, Crackles, Acute bronchitis, Bronchitis
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* _s05_: Anosmia, Dysgeusia, Ageusia
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* _s06_: Laryngitis, Sore throat, Throat irritation
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* _scontrol_: Type 2 diabetes, Urinary tract infection, Hair loss, Candidiasis, Weight gain
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The symptoms were combined in sets that showed positive correlation with cases, especially after Omicron was declared a variant of concern by the WHO. Note that symptoms in _scontrol_ are not COVID-19 related, and this symptom set can be used as a negative control.
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| `s02_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s02_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `s03_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s03_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `s03_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s03_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `s04_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s04_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `s04_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s04_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `s05_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s05_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `s05_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s05_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `s06_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s06_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `s06_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s06_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `s08_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s08_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `s08_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _s08_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-07 |
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| `scontrol_raw_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _scontrol_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-01-01 |
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| `scontrol_smoothed_search` | The average of Google search volume for related searches of symptom set _scontrol_, in an arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users, smoothed by 7-day average. <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-02-20 |
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| `anosmia_raw_search` | Google search volume for anosmia-related searches, in arbitrary units that are normalized for overall search users. _This signal is no longer updated as of 20 January, 2022._ <br/> **Earliest date available:** 2020-02-13 |
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## Estimation
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Each signal is the average of the
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values of search trends for each symptom in the symptom set. For example, `s06_raw_search` is the average of the search trend values of anosmia, ageusia, and dysgeusia. Note that this is different from the union of
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values of search trends for each symptom in the symptom set. For example, `s05_raw_search` is the average of the search trend values of anosmia, ageusia, and dysgeusia. Note that this is different from the union of
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anosmia, ageusia, and dysgeusia related searches divided by 3, because the data volume for each symptom is calculated based on search queries. A single search query can be mapped to more than one symptom. Currently, Google does not provide _intersection/union_
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data. Users should be careful when considering such signals.
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