The coronavirus continues to leave numerous sequels in those who suffer from it. Symptoms of COVID-19 after the disease has passed continue to increase. This has been reflected in a study published by the journal ‘Nature Medicine’, which has discovered that patients reported 62 symptoms much more frequently after 12 weeks of initial infection compared to those who had not contracted the virus.
The data for this study was taken between January 2020 and April 2021. The figures comprised 486,149 people with previous infection and 1.9 million people without evidence of COVID-19 infection in the United Kingdom. Researchers have classified symptoms into three categories: respiratory symptoms, cognitive and mental health problems, and a broader range of symptoms. The most repeated are anosmia (loss of taste and smell), respiratory difficulties and fever.
A total of 486,149 non-hospitalized persons had a coded record of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 8,030,224 had no records of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 during the study period between January 31, 2020 and January 15, 2020. April 2021. The most common comorbidities were depression (22.1%), anxiety (20.3%), asthma (20.1%), eczema (19.5%) and hay fever (18.1%).. Also, patients who were overweight or obese or patients who were smokers were included in the study.
Anosmia, hair loss, sneezing, difficulty ejaculating, decreased libido, shortness of breath at rest, fatigue, pleuritic chest pain, hoarse voice, and feverwere some of the most common symptoms of persistent covid.
Who are the people most prone to these symptoms?
This studio suggests that women, younger people, or those from a black, mixed, or other ethnic group are at higher risk of persistent covid. In addition, smokers and people who are overweight or obese, as well as the presence of a wide range of health conditions, were associated with reporting persistent symptoms.
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