Although some symptoms of COVID have been widely reported, such as headaches, dry cough and fatigue, they are far from the only signs that you have contracted the virus. COVID can affect everything from the gastrointestinal tract to the taste buds, but, according to new research, it can also cause pain in a specific part of the body that may surprise you.
According to a research review published in Hospital Healthcare Europe on January 6, eye symptoms affected 11.6 percent of patients with COVID, with eye pain reported as the most common symptom, affecting 31 percent of patients. However, eye pain was just one of a long list of COVID-related eye symptoms. Read on to find out what other eye symptoms might be an indication of the virus. And for another important sign of illness, check out this is the “strongest, most consistent” sign that you have COVID, study says.
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