These are the 5 symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) you may not know of :
1:
Stroke and Blood Clots
One
of the more urgent risks arising from the growing database of COVID-19 cases
has to do with blood clots, including those that can lead to stroke. Even
before COVID-19, doctors had been studying how certain viruses (like influenza)
and bacteria can contribute to a higher risk of stroke. However, some experts
believe SARS-CoV-2 might be uniquely damaging to the cardiovascular system.
of the more urgent risks arising from the growing database of COVID-19 cases
has to do with blood clots, including those that can lead to stroke. Even
before COVID-19, doctors had been studying how certain viruses (like influenza)
and bacteria can contribute to a higher risk of stroke. However, some experts
believe SARS-CoV-2 might be uniquely damaging to the cardiovascular system.
As
with lung, kidney, liver, and intestinal cells, blood-vessel cells also carry
the ACE2 receptor, which means the virus could be directly infecting the cells
that line the vessels and, therefore, contributing to clot formations.
with lung, kidney, liver, and intestinal cells, blood-vessel cells also carry
the ACE2 receptor, which means the virus could be directly infecting the cells
that line the vessels and, therefore, contributing to clot formations.
Armed
with that knowledge, doctors are currently debating whether all patients
admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 should be given blood thinners to reduce
the risk of clotting
with that knowledge, doctors are currently debating whether all patients
admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 should be given blood thinners to reduce
the risk of clotting
Some
early studies suggest that COVID-19 patients treated with blood thinners while
hospitalized experienced fewer complications and left the hospitals sooner than
those who were not. That doesn’t establish that blood thinners are liable for
the development, but indicates they’ll be worth exploring in additional
rigorous studies.
early studies suggest that COVID-19 patients treated with blood thinners while
hospitalized experienced fewer complications and left the hospitals sooner than
those who were not. That doesn’t establish that blood thinners are liable for
the development, but indicates they’ll be worth exploring in additional
rigorous studies.
2:
Taste and Smell
Another
group of intriguing reports from people suffering from COVID-19 has got to do
with their loss of smell and taste. Most folks are conversant in the way
congestion from a chilly or allergies can impact these senses; doctors are now
investigating whether losing smell and/or taste might be a sign of a SARS-CoV-2
infection.
group of intriguing reports from people suffering from COVID-19 has got to do
with their loss of smell and taste. Most folks are conversant in the way
congestion from a chilly or allergies can impact these senses; doctors are now
investigating whether losing smell and/or taste might be a sign of a SARS-CoV-2
infection.
When
scientists at the University of California, San Diego studied responses from 59
people with COVID-19, they found that more than two-thirds of them reported a
loss of taste or smell.
scientists at the University of California, San Diego studied responses from 59
people with COVID-19, they found that more than two-thirds of them reported a
loss of taste or smell.
Your
sense of taste or smell may also be disrupted by other conditions, such as the
flu or seasonal allergies. But in some cases, such sensory changes could also
be a wake-up call of COVID-19.
sense of taste or smell may also be disrupted by other conditions, such as the
flu or seasonal allergies. But in some cases, such sensory changes could also
be a wake-up call of COVID-19.
3:
Vomiting, nausea, or diarrhea
COVID-19
is producing symptoms of diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and appetite loss in several patients young and old. A recent study out of Stanford University
School of Medicine found that nearly one-third of 116 patients infected with
the coronavirus reported mild gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Earlier reports
showed that among roughly 200 patients in China, more than half experienced
diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.
is producing symptoms of diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and appetite loss in several patients young and old. A recent study out of Stanford University
School of Medicine found that nearly one-third of 116 patients infected with
the coronavirus reported mild gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Earlier reports
showed that among roughly 200 patients in China, more than half experienced
diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.
Experts
point to a few explanations for the tummy trouble. Chey says the virus can directly
infect the cells that line the GI tract, which is why some patients can test
positive for the virus with a stool sample, even if results from a nasal swab
come back negative.
point to a few explanations for the tummy trouble. Chey says the virus can directly
infect the cells that line the GI tract, which is why some patients can test
positive for the virus with a stool sample, even if results from a nasal swab
come back negative.
Appreciating
that COVID-19 can affect the gut also because the systema respiratorium is
critical, especially when it involves controlling the spread of infection.
Studies have shown that this virus is often shed within the feces, which
suggests that shared bathrooms are often a source of infection. It is also
suggested by experts that once you are tested positive for COVID-19, staying
home is as vital as not-sharing your bathroom.
that COVID-19 can affect the gut also because the systema respiratorium is
critical, especially when it involves controlling the spread of infection.
Studies have shown that this virus is often shed within the feces, which
suggests that shared bathrooms are often a source of infection. It is also
suggested by experts that once you are tested positive for COVID-19, staying
home is as vital as not-sharing your bathroom.
4: Muscle weakness,
or dizziness
Confusion,
delirium, and other neurological symptoms have also been observed in some
people with COVID-19, report researchers in JAMA Neurology.
delirium, and other neurological symptoms have also been observed in some
people with COVID-19, report researchers in JAMA Neurology.
Milder
neurological symptoms, like loss of taste or smell, headache, dizziness, or
muscle weakness, may appear early within the illness. More severe neurological
symptoms may develop later on.
neurological symptoms, like loss of taste or smell, headache, dizziness, or
muscle weakness, may appear early within the illness. More severe neurological
symptoms may develop later on.
5: Happy hypoxia
Some
people who’ve been treated for COVID-19 have presented with a weird phenomenon
that clinicians have dubbed “happy hypoxia.”
people who’ve been treated for COVID-19 have presented with a weird phenomenon
that clinicians have dubbed “happy hypoxia.”
Those
people have had dangerously low levels of oxygen in their blood, which might
typically cause reduced consciousness. However, they’ve been unusually alert
and comfortable.
people have had dangerously low levels of oxygen in their blood, which might
typically cause reduced consciousness. However, they’ve been unusually alert
and comfortable.
“There
maybe a mismatch [between] what we see on the monitor and what the patient
seems like ahead folks,” Reuben Strayer, an emergency physician at Maimonides
center in New York City, told Science Magazine.
maybe a mismatch [between] what we see on the monitor and what the patient
seems like ahead folks,” Reuben Strayer, an emergency physician at Maimonides
center in New York City, told Science Magazine.
Some
scientists have speculated that this phenomenon might be caused by blood
clotting in small vessels in the lungs, but more research is needed to test
that hypothesis.
scientists have speculated that this phenomenon might be caused by blood
clotting in small vessels in the lungs, but more research is needed to test
that hypothesis.