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Monday 10 August 2020
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Since its emergence until now … all the symptoms and signs of infection with “Corona”
Coronavirus is associated with a host of unpleasant health symptoms, including a high temperature and dry cough.
While the British National Health Service (NHS) is currently listing 4 symptoms of “Covid-19” – high temperature, a new and continuing cough, and a loss of smell and taste – many people who have contracted the virus say they suffer from a set of additional symptoms, according to the “Russia website”. Today”.
These symptoms include: tiredness or extreme tiredness, feeling short of breath, loss of appetite, dry cough and high temperature.
Less common signs that some sufferers report include: lesions in the feet, testicular pain, and a strange feeling of “tingling” on the skin.
Others reported experiencing increased levels of mental fatigue, or “brain fog,” shortly before diagnosis.
Here is a summary of all the symptoms of Coronavirus that you should be aware of:
1- A high temperature
Like a dry cough, a high temperature is what the NHS and other health organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), have been saying is a common symptom.
And according to the NHS, this means you feel hot when you touch your chest or back (you don’t need to take your temperature).
2- A dry cough
It is perhaps the most distinctive symptom of “Covid-19”, given how different it can appear compared to a usual cough.
The cough is generally new to you – or different if you have a smoker’s cough in general – and is persistent. Many times it will last for at least half a day or longer.
3- Sore throat
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its list of symptoms to include sore throats.
However, this symptom appears to be very rare. “At the moment, we estimate that sore throats occur in approximately 10% of coronavirus cases,” Michael Lerner, a laryngologist at Yale University of Medicine, told Health.com.
4- Loss of the sense of taste and smell
Official UK guidelines were recently updated to include loss of taste and smell, as symptoms of the Coronavirus.
The NHS explained: “A loss or change in your sense of smell or taste – this means that you notice that you cannot smell or taste anything, or the sensation of a different taste than usual.”
5- Headache or delirium
Experts say that many patients with Corona virus, who are hospitalized, have complained of neurological symptoms, such as headaches, confusion, seizures and even strokes.
Delirium usually affects patients who need ventilator support, and is caused by a build-up of carbon dioxide in the body.
Neurologist Dr. Kevin Konner said the majority (80%) of patients in intensive care units will experience some level of delirium. Worryingly, delirium can lead to long-term brain damage, while patients who suffer from it are less likely to survive, according to experts.
While delirium is a known side effect of the Coronavirus, some experts believe its treatment is mishandled.
6- The need for the toilet more
A mild symptom of Coronavirus, which is reported regularly, is the need to go to the toilet more than once.
Dr Diana Gall explained to Express: “Digestive problems and changes in bowel habits – especially softer stools and frequent toileting – are sometimes the first signs that you are suffering from something, not just the Coronavirus. However, diarrhea was reported as one of the early symptoms in patients who subsequently tested positive for “Covid-19”.
A new study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, analyzed the data of 204 patients with “Covid-19” in the Chinese province of Hubei, and found that nearly 50% suffered from diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
7- Testicular pain
Researchers from Harvard Medical School presented a case report on a 42-year-old man, who had tested positive for the virus, after he went to hospital with “stabbing pain” in his testicles. Doctors found nothing wrong with his testicles, and a CT scan showed damage to his lungs.
Two days later, the man was diagnosed with “Covid-19”.
8- Lack of appetite
Some of those infected with the Coronavirus complained of losing their appetite.
9- Tingling sensation
Although it is not listed as an official model to watch out for, many people have posted on the Internet their experiences of feeling “tingling”.
Dr Daniel Griffin, chief of infectious diseases at ProHealth Care Associates in the United States, suggested that the feeling may be part of the patients’ autoimmune nervous system response.
He told the New York Post: “It is clear that it has been identified, but we are not yet sure how widespread it is.”
10- Foot lesions
Medical experts in Spain are currently investigating whether those infected with the virus can be identified, through small cuts to the feet.
And earlier this year, the Spanish General Council of Colleges of Official Foot Doctors shared a statement that revealed that many Corona virus patients had lesions on their feet.
“They are purple lesions (very similar to those of smallpox, measles, or frostbite), which usually appear on the toes and heal without leaving any traces,” the statement said.
The lesions are more common in younger people infected with the virus, including teenagers and children, although some adults are also present.
11- Soreness in the stomach
As with anorexia, abdominal pain may be a sign of something harmless.
However, a study recently published by the American Journal of Gastroenterology links stomach problems with “Covid-19”.
And they found that 48.5% of 204 people who contracted the Coronavirus in the Chinese province of Hubei, suffer from digestive symptoms such as diarrhea, which can cause abdominal pain.
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