Doctors now know that the new coronavirus can affect the bodies of those it infects in many different ways. And while the extent and severity of acute COVID symptoms may differ from person to person, the long period of illness that can persist for months after an infection has been difficult to fully understand, especially when it comes to whether you are suffering or not from it. Now, the White House’s chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, says new research has shown that at least one symptom may be a sign that you may have “long COVID”.
During a press conference held by the White House COVID-19 response team on February 24, Fauci was tasked with outlining a new area of focus for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in relation to the “long COVID”, which he said he is now being referred to as “post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection” (PASC). Sharing new research, which came from a study by the University of Washington that was recently published in Open JAMA network, he explained that “persistent symptoms were reported by a third of outpatients with mild disease”.
However, there was a symptom that was particularly prevalent. Keep reading to find out what it is and for more warning signs that you may not have noticed, if you are over 65, you may be missing out on this COVID symptom, study says.
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