TRIBUNJABAR.ID, BANDUNG – In some cases viruses Covid-19, the patient still felt some symptoms, even though he had tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This condition is known as long Covid-19, if the residual symptoms to exceed 3 months.
Quoted from Unair’s official website, Alfian Nur Rosyid, dr., Sp. P(K), FAPSR, FCCP as a pulmonary specialist at the Airlangga University Hospital (RSUA) said that long Covid-19 as a sequela of the virus Covid-19.
“Long Covid-19 means that the patient has recovered from Covid-19 but still has signs or residual symptoms of the virus,” he said.
Connect dr. Alfian, that long Covid-19 can occur in respiration.
“For example, respiratory complaints including coughing, still phlegm and also shortness of breath, it can appear,” continued dr. Alfian.
In addition to respiratory problems, the doctor and lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine (FK) UNAIR also said that long Covid-19 patients can experience complaints in other organs.
For example, the body feels tired, weak, headaches, diarrhea and others.
However, the intensity can be much less than when the patient was still infected with the corona virus.
dr. Alfian explained that in the long Covid-19, as many as 1/3 to 2/3 cases could occur.
This number is more than the sequelae of the SARS and MERS outbreaks.
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