November 1, 2024

7 New Coronavirus Symptoms That Are Surprising Doctors

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/7-new-coronavirus-symptoms-that-are-surprising-doctors/ss-BB13OeeL?li=BBnb7Kz#image=2

1. Silent Hypoxia
With this bizarre symptom, surprising even doctors who have been treating patients for decades, an individual may be suffering a severe COVID lung infection and extremely low oxygen levels—and report no breathing problems whatsoever…..

2. Blood Clotting and Strokes
One sometimes deadly symptom of COVID-19 has to do with abnormal blood clotting. “The autopsy of COVID patients suggests microemboli (small clots) in different organs that explain some of the organ dysfunction in these patients,” ….

3. Kawasaki Syndrome-like Illness
On May 6, New York state officials issued an advisory explaining that 64 children in the state had been hospitalized with a bizarre condition doctors were describing as “pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome.”

“There are reports now of children presenting with a systemic inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 that clinically resembles another childhood inflammatory process, Kawasaki Disease,” …..

4. Digestive Issues
New research claims that many COVID patients may not suffer respiratory symptoms at all, and instead suffer gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting……

5. Malaise, Confusion, or Delirium
Fatigue is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, but in some people, primarily seniors, disorientation, delirium, and severe confusion has been reported….

6. Weakness and Dehydration
According to CNN: “Dr. Sam Torbati, medical director of the Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, describes treating seniors who initially appear to be trauma patients but are found to have Covid-19. ‘They get weak and dehydrated,’ he said, ‘and when they stand to walk, they collapse and injure themselves badly.’….

7. Lingering Symptoms
According to the WHO, most people with mild cases of COVID-19 recover within two weeks, while more severe infections can take 3-6 weeks to subside. However, according to new reports out of New York, there are many people past the 30-day mark who have since tested negative, still reporting coronavirus symptoms. ….

More on each of these symptoms can be found at the link provided on top.