ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Symptom

Symptoms are signs that something is wrong inside your body. They are like red flags that tell your doctor to look for a certain medical problem. Symptoms are things you feel, such as a headache or a sore throat when you're sick. Other symptoms are things you see, like a rash on your skin. When you have symptoms, it means that your body isn't working the way it should. That's why it's important to tell your doctor about your symptoms so they can try to find out what's wrong.
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