Posted on 08/10/2021 6:36:14 PM PDT by House Atreides
For many people who contract mild, moderate, or severe COVID-19, the disease's effects don't disappear when the infection fades. A systematic review and meta-analysis published Monday to the journal Scientific Reports found that 80% of cases result in at least one long-term symptom.
The authors of the report scoured more than 18,000 publications, seeking studies assessing the long-term effects of COVID-19 with at least 100 subjects. They found fifteen studies, which collectively followed 47,910 patients for as long as 110 days post-infection. They then pooled the data to discern the prevalence of chronic side effects.
"The five most common symptoms were fatigue (58%), headache (44%), attention disorder (27%), hair loss (25%), and dyspnea [difficult breathing] (24%)," the reviewers reported.
In total, they turned up 55 potential long-term symptoms. Other notable chronic effects included loss of taste (reported in 23% of cases), loss of smell (21%), cough (19%), sweating (17%), and hearing loss (15%).
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Unfortunately, none of the studies included in the review were stratified by disease severity, so we don't know for sure if worse disease exacerbates long-term symptoms, though it seems likely.
"The results assessed in the present study are in line with the current scientific knowledge on other coronaviruses, such as those producing SARS and MERS," the authors wrote. "For example, studies on SARS survivors have shown lung abnormalities months after infection."
The authors also noted that the effects of long-term COVID-19 partly resemble those of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a nebulous, controversial diagnosis that currently lacks an established cause. CFS sufferers are plagued by "severe incapacitating fatigue, pain, neurocognitive disability, compromised sleep... and worsening of global symptoms following minor increases in physical and/or cognitive activity," the reviewers described….
…"Given that COVID-19 is a new disease, it is impossible to determine how long these effects will last,"…
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“The five most common symptoms were fatigue (58%), headache (44%), attention disorder (27%), hair loss (25%), and dyspnea [difficult breathing] (24%),” the reviewers reported.
In total, they turned up 55 potential long-term symptoms. Other notable chronic effects included loss of taste (reported in 23% of cases), loss of smell (21%), cough (19%), sweating (17%), and hearing loss (15%).“
So, this KILLER of a virus gives you many of the SAME symptoms you get with the average cold/flu?
Who DOESN’T get fatigue, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of smell and taste, etc.. when you have the average cold/flu? And why are people panicking about it now - having had many colds/flus in their lifetime?
A: because we suckers are glued to our t.v.s and swallow everything we are told by our government “media”.
Yep, I had the dreaded thing. Yes, I have long term damage. My lungs haven’t been quite the same since. Annoying, yes. It may be a factor in shortening my days in the end, we shall see.. but life goes on and I am fine. Just like every OTHER problem/injury I have run into over the course of life.
I refuse to panic because the state run media says so.
No trouble at all, my friend! You make an excellent point!
From what I’ve seen of ventilators, if you get out on one, you have a good 60% chance of never coming off it without serious long term problems.
I fear those more than any stupid virus.
You got a very good point and thank you for the reply which is always appreciated.
I had more trouble accepting my hair loss than I did my breathing dificulties.
I have beautiful silver hair. I always had to get it thinned out in younger days. Now it's too thin.
You will get better. But in the meantime keep taking your Vitamin C and D and zinc. Get outdoors as much as you can. Keep drinking your fluids.
Take Care.
That is hopeful.
Bookmarking, for my health.
Thank you!
Thanks for the tip!
Same here and it stayed with me when I got home from the hospital for about two weeks. Weird thing is I only had the fever for about 48 hours but a killer headache for four days. It's such a strange thing how this virus has so many different symptoms among people.
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