'Pitch Perfect' actress Anna Camp reveals COVID-19 battle

American actress Anna Camp revealed that she had the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

On Instagram, the "Pitch Perfect" star said she was "extremely sick for over three weeks and still have lingering symptoms."

However, she has already tested negative for the virus.

 

 

 

 

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Hi friends... I felt it was my responsibility to share that I ended up getting Covid-19. I have since tested negative, but I was extremely sick for over three weeks and still have lingering symptoms. I was incredibly safe. I wore a mask. I used hand sanitizer. One time, when the world was starting to open up, I decided to forgo wearing my mask in public. One. Time. And I ended up getting it. People are saying it’s like having the flu, but I’ve had the flu, and this is absolutely not that. The panic of contracting a virus that is basically untreatable and is so new that no one knows the long term irreparable damage it does to your immune system is unbelievably stressful. Completely losing my sense of smell and taste without knowing when or even if they will return is extremely disorienting. I’m only smelling about 30 percent of how I used to now. Other persistent symptoms are (a month later) dizziness, extreme fatigue, impacted sinuses, upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, and fever. I’m lucky. Because I didn’t die. But people are. Please wear ur mask. It can happen any time. And it can happen to anyone. Even that one time you feel safe. We can all make a difference. Wearing a mask is saving lives. Thank you to everyone who reached out to check on me during this scary time. Please be safe out there. Let’s all do our part and wear a mask. I don’t want any of you to go through what I did. Even though it’s a little thing, it can have a huge impact, and it’s so incredibly easy to do??

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Jul 21, 2020 at 11:23am PDT

Camp said she had been "incredibly safe" except for one single instance.

"I wore a mask. I used hand sanitizer. One time, when the world was starting to open up, I decided to forgo wearing my mask in public. One. Time. And I ended up getting it. People are saying it’s like having the flu, but I’ve had the flu, and this is absolutely not that," she wrote.

She said she completely lost her sense of taste and smell, and she is currently smelling about 30 percent of what she used to.

Her persistent symptoms include dizziness, extreme fatigue, impacted sinuses, upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, and fever.

She urged the public to do their part and wear a mask.

"I’m lucky. Because I didn’t die. But people are. Please wear ur mask. It can happen any time. And it can happen to anyone. Even that one time you feel safe," she said.

Camp is known for her role as Aubrey in hit film "Pitch Perfect."

—JCB, GMA News