Fever, shortness of breath, dry cough, loss of smell or taste, fatigue – all common signs of COVID-19 infection. However, new research has identified one of these symptoms as one of the most common of all. Further? If you experience this, it is a sign that your infection is probably mild. Keep reading – and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss out on these Clear signs that you’ve had Coronavirus.
86% of patients with mild COVID lost consciousness
According to the study published this week in Journal of Internal Medicineand The overwhelming percentage of people – 86% to be exact – who suffer from mild COVID-19 infections suffer a loss of smell and taste. The research involved more than 2,500 patients from 18 European hospitals. Interestingly, only 4% -7% of people with moderate to severe COVID-19 infections reported loss of smell or taste. He also found a correlation between the symptom and the patient’s age. Those who were younger had a higher rate of olfactory dysfunction than older patients.
The most common symptoms reported by those with moderate infections who had “clinical signs of pneumonia” were cough, fever and difficulty breathing, while those with severe or critical cases had severe breathing difficulties, more likely to be older and to have “hypertension. , diabetes, gastric, renal, respiratory, cardiac, hepatic and neurological disorders. “
The good news? 75% to 85% of patients were no longer experiencing loss of smell and taste two months after the initial infection, while 95% of people who reported the symptom had their senses returned at the six-month mark. However, the remaining five percent had not yet recovered olfactory function at that point.
“Olfactory dysfunction is more prevalent in mild COVID-19 forms than in moderate to critical forms, and 95% of patients recover their sense of smell 6 months after infection,” lead author Jerome R. Lechien, MD, Ph .D., MS, University of Paris Saclay, stated in a press release.
RELATED: Dr. Fauci just said when we would be back to “normal”
How to survive this pandemic
As for you, follow Dr. Anthony Faucifundamentals of and help stop this increase, no matter where you live – use a face mask, social distance, avoid large crowds, do not go home with people you are not sheltering (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, be vaccinated when it is available to you and to protect your life and the lives of others, don’t visit any of these 35 places you’re most likely to reach COVID.