TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Be careful, the latest research reveals dry mouth to the point of hearing loss symptoms of Covid-19 which is unusual. This symptom began to appear in some patients.
According to a recent report from the National Institute of Health, half of Covid-19 patients experience symptoms of oral disease during infection. As Covid-19 cases continue to increase and the corona virus continues to mutate, people also need to be aware of some of the new, lesser-known symptoms that are starting to appear in many patients.
Dr. Gitali Bhagawati, head of the department of microbiology and infection control at Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, said the new variant of the coronavirus was a British variant. The dual mutant variant spreads faster so that a diversity of symptoms is also seen.
Corona virus new disease is highly contagious to all age groups, are at the same level of risk. Common symptoms of infection are high to low fever, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, runny nose, body aches, loss of taste and smell are common.
“But symptoms such as dry mouth, not salivating, gastrointestinal problems, and headaches are symptoms that are currently being discussed a lot,” he said.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that direct contact with Covid-19 patients or through air transmission remains the main cause of the spread of the corona virus. According to the CDC, symptoms what global researchers know and identify is fever, cough, chills, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, repeated shaking with muscle aches, or body chills, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell.
The CDC recommends that unusual developments or symptoms of Covid-19 should not be ruled out and require testing, including conjunctivitis or pink eye, hearing loss, hearing loss, earaches, etc., as well as gastrointestinal disturbances.
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