A study by doctors in Houston has produced disturbing conclusions. After examining thousands of convalescents who underwent COVID-19 asymptomatically, it turned out that as much as 70 percent. there were complications. What’s more, scientists have established that they can occur months after being infected. What exactly is happening and what is the reason?
Dr. Sonia Villapol from the Houston Medical Institute, a center that has analyzed thousands of cases of recovery from COVID-19, explains that complications in patients who have had no symptoms with coronavirus infection can occur up to four months after the end of the disease. The study coordinator explained that the observed problems often resulted from damage to the nervous system caused by SARS-CoV-2.
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The representative of the Houston Medical Institute points out that disorders in the work of organs after coronavirus infection occur most often in younger patients.
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The reason for the research on complications in convalescents conducted by the team of Dr. Villapol was the numerous cases of patients who lost taste and smell after being infected with coronavirus.
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The scientist indicated that 11 percent. people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, it has been observed that with the development of COVID-19, viral conjunctivitis also appeared.
– On the other hand, confusion and memory loss could be observed in other patients, often those who were treated for Covid-19 in hospitals, the American researcher added.
According to Sonia Villapol, during the study, her team confirmed that coronavirus infection may also contribute to the development of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, as well as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
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