New research shows that many patients with mild to moderate corona can become “long-term sick” and suffer symptoms months after getting rid of a non-life-threatening infection, and researchers from the University of Washington, according to a report.medicalxpress“Until about 33% of Corona patients who were not sick enough to enter hospital, but continue to complain after months of symptoms such as fatigue, loss of the sense of smell or taste, and” brain fog “.
A third of patients suffer from long-term illness from Corona–
Lead researcher Jennifer Logge, a research scientist in the Department of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington, said: A third of people with mild disease still have symptomsSo if you have coronavirus, there is a good chance to experience a long-lasting effect. “
The results show why everyone should protect themselves from contracting the Coronavirus, given that the 177 patients from the Seattle area who were tracked in the study were relatively young and in good health.
The study authors said that more than 90% of patients (average age: 48) had mild to moderate symptoms of corona and did not need to be hospitalized, and few had health problems that would put them at risk of developing a serious Corona infection (for example , Only 13% had high blood pressure, 5% had diabetes, and 4.5% were active smokers).
The results showed that about 27% of patients between the ages of 18 and 39 reported persistent symptoms, compared to 30% of those between the ages of 40 and 64, and 43% of those aged 65 and over.
According to Dr. David Hirschwerk, an infectious disease physician at Northwell Health in Manhasset, New York, “The likelihood of this appears to be age-related, with older patients likely to report persistent health effects after the initial infection.”
This pattern confirms that the Coronavirus is “a little more dangerous than a lot of other viruses we have had to deal with”. Overall, approximately 33% of Corona patients who experienced their illness at home and 31% of hospitalized patients reported that there is At least one symptom of the disease persisted months later, and the researchers also found that the most persistent symptoms among Seattle’s patients were fatigue (14%) and loss of smell and taste (14%).
Nearly 31% of patients said their health-related quality of life is now worse than it was before they had COVID-19.
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