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Monday, November 16, 2020
Anyone who is no longer infectious is far from healthy. Several studies that have looked at the long-term effects of Covid-19 have already reached this conclusion. According to the latest research, those who have recovered complain of fatigue for weeks.
Persistent fatigue is a problem for many people after recovering from Covid 19 disease. In a study with just under 130 participants, more than half of former patients complained of symptoms of fatigue weeks later. Irish scientists report in “Plos One” magazine. According to the researchers, whether or not a seriously ill person with Covid-19 needs to be treated in the hospital does not play a major role in subsequent fatigue.
Almost 56 percent of the study participants had been treated with Covid-19 as hospitalized patients. A good 52 percent of the 128 participants, who had survived the acute phase of the disease at the time of the examination, still showed symptoms of fatigue at least six weeks after infection, and for many this was the case even after infection. ten weeks or more.
A good 42 percent said that after this time they felt completely healthy again. “The study emphasizes the burden of post-Covid fatigue. It also shows that post-Covid fatigue is not related to the severity of the disease,” said Liam Townsend of Trinity College Dublin, who conducted the research with several colleagues. “Therefore, it is not easy to predict trends.”
A study by the second German private health insurance company (DKV) had already shown that anyone who is no longer infectious is far from healthy. According to DKV data, Corona is particularly dangerous for people with heart disease and high blood pressure. More than two-thirds of those with Covid-19 were diagnosed with one of the two diseases before or during treatment. “People with respiratory illnesses are also disproportionately represented,” Muth said.
