The Chinese, who were discharged from hospitals last spring, still complain of ailments, mainly general weakness and breathlessness. “Long COVID” is happening more and more and is taking longer and longer. Scientists are looking for the cause.
- Recuperators after COVID-19 still have symptoms of the virus, even a year after leaving hospital: shortness of breath, shortness of breath and general weakness
- But it’s not just about physical ailments. 26 percent convalescents tested in Wuhan experience anxiety and depression
- Scientists still don’t know where the long-term complications of the coronavirus come from. So far, they counted over two hundred
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“Long COVID” lasts up to a year
A Chinese study of pocovid complications, published in the scientific journal “The Lancet”, shows that 49 percent of among the examined convalescents, even a year after leaving the hospital, they experience some pocovid symptoms. Every third complain of breathlessness, and every fifth – permanent fatigue and weakness.
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Scientists in China have studied the largest group of people who have had COVID-19. It is about 1 thousand. 276 patients hospitalized between January and May 2020 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, from where the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide. Scientists checked the health of the healed twice. First, six months after recovery, then one year later.
It turned out that almost half of the patients still suffer from postovid complications. Hence, the term “long COVID” has emerged, meaning cases where the disease persists for more than six months after the patient is considered healthy.
Depression and anxiety after COVID-19
The researchers conducted more than just medical interviews with the patients. Patients’ lung scans revealed changes that were visible at the beginning of the virus infection. Similarly disturbing results were shown by functional tests performed on convalescents.
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Those who were hospitalized under a respirator are in the worst condition, reports Gazeta Wyborcza. In 54 percent lung injuries were detected, 87 percent. the scans showed anomalies. However, they were not free from complications and those who did not get respirators. In 23 percent there is pulmonary insufficiency, and 39 percent. anomalies.
But COVID-19 doesn’t just persist in the lungs. The results of research into the mental health of patients who have had COVID-19 are also dangerous. It turns out that 26 percent. convalescents experience anxiety and depression. This is even slightly more than in the research conducted six months ago. Patients also complain of pain, discomfort, and have problems with moving.
Scientists still can’t figure out where the complications from COVID-19 are coming from. And why they last so long. So far, they counted as many as two hundred. In a commentary on a published study, the editors of The Lancet stressed the urgent need to understand long-term COVID.
Symptoms – such as permanent fatigue, loss of breath, brain fog, and depression – can affect many millions of people on the planet.
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