The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the medical journal JAMA on Thursday, identified 12 of the most common symptoms associated with long-term Covid, with the aim of helping researchers develop treatment options. indispensable.
“This study will serve as the foundation for scientific discovery and the design of treatments,” said study author Dr. Leora Horowitz, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Sciences.
What are the symptoms?
The researchers examined data from 9,764 adults, including 8,646 people with “Covid-19” and 1,118 uninfected people, then identified the 12 symptoms that characterize people with long-term Covid.
Symptoms include:
malaise after exertion (debilitating fatigue that worsens after physical or mental activity) fatigue cloudy brain dizziness gastrointestinal symptoms heart palpitations disturbances in sexual desire or ability loss of smell or taste thirst chronic cough pain in abnormal chest movements
It is stated that a range of other symptoms were reported by a smaller number of patients.
The study found that 37 symptoms were identified as “present more often” 6 months after infection with Covid-19, compared to people who had not had the infection.
Scientists are seeking to uncover the causes of the long-term symptoms that persist after infection with ‘Covid-19’, how they affect the body and ways to successfully treat them, to lessen the severity of the problems experienced by those infected and facilitate their return to “normal life”.
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