According to a report on the Spanish "Abbesa" website on June 19, there are more than 200 symptoms of the long-term new coronavirus.
reported that the new coronavirus outbreak has brought more than just infections and deaths. It has been two and a half years since the epidemic. As a result, the lives of thousands of infected people around the world have undergone unprecedented and unexplainable changes. They have gradually become disabled and restricted in their daily lives. However, until now, this problem still remains There is no solution.
It wasn’t until October 2021 that the World Health Organization gave an “official” name to the disease that affects so many people. It is called "persistent COVID-19" or "long-term COVID-19", which refers to the occurrence of at least one symptom within 3 months of being infected with the new coronavirus, which lasts for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by other diagnoses.
Among a range of symptoms, the most common is fatigue, which fluctuates and recurs in response to triggers (physical or emotional). The most common symptoms are fatigue, dyspnea, and cognitive impairment, although associated symptoms are numerous and not very specific.
“Long Covid” has taken on so many forms that to this day many unknowns remain to be answered. A survey led by Dr. Pilar Rodriguez Ledo found as many as 201 different symptoms in 2,120 "long Covid" patients. The symptoms most reported by Spanish patients were weakness, headache, low mood, muscle pain, difficulty breathing, diarrhea and palpitations, with half reporting as many as 58 symptoms, with an average of 36 symptoms per person.
One-third of patients develop neurological and psychiatric disorders within the first 6 months. Sonia Villapol, lead researcher at the Center for Neuroregeneration at Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, explained: "Nervous system problems and mental disorders are caused by an inflammatory response in the body that quickly turns into neuroinflammation in the brain, respiratory inflammation, and inflammation in the brain." Systemic problems cause systemic hypoxia leading to restricted blood flow, or autonomic nervous system dysfunction. "
Persistent sequelae of COVID-19 are more common in women than in men, and with the emergence of the Omicron variant. , the percentage of "long-term COVID-19" cases seems to have decreased in recent waves of epidemics. Rodríguez Ledo added: "Vaccines may be one of the reasons for this change." A report from the UK Office for National Statistics pointed out that compared with the delta variant, infection with Omicron of vaccinated adults were 50% less likely to experience persistent symptoms.
The true number of "long-term COVID-19" patients is currently unknown. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five adults in the United States has symptoms. Government data in the UK shows that 2 million people have reported symptoms lasting more than four weeks, with 42% of them experiencing symptoms for more than a year.
The reality is that many children are suffering from "long COVID" without knowing it. Rodríguez Ledo pointed out that now that more is known about the new coronavirus and diagnosis is faster, one still needs to be vigilant, especially when it is found that children who were doing well in school begin to have difficulty. Times of concentration and fatigue.
21, health workers in Seattle, USA (left) were vaccinating children under 5 years old with the new crown vaccine. (Visual China)
Source: Reference News Network
