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– They are called “long huleurs”, covid patients, whose symptoms last longer after the virus leaves the body. Recent research in its deep dive, this Wall Street Journal Take note of a strange symptom: these diseases often occur in patients who had mild coronavirus symptoms who do not need to be hospitalized. But even though the virus is easily cleared, these people suffer from a variety of problems, including brain haze, fatigue, digestive problems, heart palpitations, headaches, and dizziness for weeks or months. In the story a woman, a fit, 43-year-old female lawyer, continues to struggle with memory lapses and gastrointestinal problems after contracting Kovid in March. “Normally, patients with bad disease are more likely to have persistent symptoms, but COVID doesn’t work that way,” says Trisha Greenhall of Oxford University.
Estimates of how many patients fall into the “Long Huller” camp vary as the phenomenon is new. On the low end, it’s about 2%, but it still translates into a large number of millions of COVID cases worldwide. This type of thing is found with other viruses, including SARS, but covid is different because the diseases are so widespread, affecting the heart, kidneys, and more. One of the leading theories is pinning the blame on the activity of the immune system which causes inflammation in the organs and nervous system. And one expert says the virus “disrupts the normal functioning of the unstable nerve – the body’s longest cranial nerve – which sends messages to the lungs, intestines and heart.” Journal. Meanwhile, a separate new study found that rashes and “covid toes” also last for months after the virus is cleared, HealthDay News reports. (Read more coronavirus stories.)
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