Do your back hurt? It could be COVID-19

The feeling of “breaking in the bones”, characteristic of the onset of flu, may also indicate infection with the coronavirus. This is one rarely mentioned symptom, and it also applies to COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant. Moreover, back pain can persist long after the disease has been overcome.

1. Every day, the Ministry of Health provides data on new infections with the Delta variant in our country. On October 10, there were 1 of them. 527
2. The symptoms of the Delta variant include runny nose, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting
3. One of the symptoms indicating infection with the coronavirus (including the Delta variant) is also back pain
4. More information can be found on the Onet homepage

Back pain can be a symptom of COVID-19 infection

When we catch the flu, the characteristic “bone breaking” is one of the first signs of disease to recognize. It is accompanied by a feeling of breakdown, but also more specific symptoms, such as increased body temperature or stuffy nose.

The situation is similar in the case of COVID-19, therefore, in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, you need to be particularly alert to flu-like symptoms. This characteristic back pain may not be due to influenza, but infection with the Delta variant. This symptom affects an average of about 15 percent. all infected. Most often, the pain is located in the lumbar region or at the level of the shoulder blades. It may also be accompanied by muscle pain.

– In the course of COVID-19, these symptoms most often appear at the beginning of the disease, in the case of the Delta variant, they most often occur about 4-5 days after infection – said Dr. Bartosz Fiałek, rheumatologist in an interview with WP.

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The expert emphasizes that back pain, as well as digestive ailments or a runny nose, are typical of viral infections. Therefore, it cannot be clearly said that when they appear, they indicate a coronavirus infection.

– The symptoms that we note in the course of COVID-19 are the most common symptoms of a cold, so it is difficult to tell whether we are dealing with a cold or COVID-19 – explained Dr. Fiałek for MedTvoiLokony. – This is what specific tests are for, such as RT-PCR, which detect genes of the new coronavirus. On this basis, we are able to determine whether it is a SARS-CoV-2 infection or, for example, with adenoviruses, rhinoviruses or other coronaviruses, because remember that we have four human coronaviruses that cause a cold.

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Back pain in convalescents for up to six months

An analysis by scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine shows that back pain from COVID-19 infection does not go away once the body overcomes the disease. On the contrary, they may persist in convalescents for months to come. On average, it can be up to six months with a feeling of “breaking in your bones”.

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Cardiologist Dr. Michał Chudzik, who conducts research on convalescents, admitted in an interview with WP that back pain after undergoing COVID-19 affects approx. 10 percent. patients. The doctor also noticed a certain regularity – the symptoms of COVID-19 “long tail” more often affect precisely those patients whose infection was accompanied by a feeling of “breaking in the bones”.

– This is a vector that proves that, unfortunately, many of these ailments will remain, which is evidenced, among others, by about the fact that there was a strong general inflammation of the body – said the expert.

Symptoms of the Delta variant. What to look for?

The symptoms of the Indian Delta variant are slightly different from the Wuhan virus. Cough or high fever is less frequent, but symptoms characteristic of flu or colds are more common. So these are runny nose, sore throat, headache, dry mouth, red eyes, as well as gastrointestinal complaints: nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.

Scientists from India also point to the serious consequences of infection with the Delta variant. Belong to them:

1. hearing impairment
2. severe tonsillitis,
3. biliousness,
4. blood clots that can lead to tissue death and gangrene. In this case, there is even a risk that the toes or feet will need to be amputated

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3. BioNTech chief: a new COVID-2022 vaccine will be needed in 19
4. The fourth wave is accelerating, but Poles are not afraid of infection [SONDAŻ]
5. Norwegians started treating COVID-19 like the flu? There is a reaction from the local authorities

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