Common long-term symptoms after mild COVID-19

The novel coronavirus has taken a toll on a lot of people. Besides the challenges posed by the deadly disease, the lingering effects of COVID-19 seem to be more concerning and difficult to deal with. While many COVID patients recover in about 2 weeks time and are relieved once their symptoms subside, many go on to experience the lasting effects of the infection, even after they have tested negative for the virus. In fact, many of the symptoms may coincide with common COVID symptoms. A recent study has listed down 4 common long term effects caused due to mild COVID in patients.

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With the onset of the novel coronavirus, people have been experiencing different and varied ranges of symptoms. Although the list has continued to increase and expand, the most common symptoms remain to be the same. At such times of chaos and conflict, it is noted the most classic symptoms of COVID-19, so as to detect the virus at an early stage. Here are some of the most common COVID symptoms.

– Fever

– Dry cough

– Sore throat

– Runny and stuffy nose

– Chest pain and shortness of breath

– Fatigue

– Gastrointestinal infection

– Loss of sense of smell and taste

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According to a new study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, fatigue, loss of smell and taste and shortness of breath, are the four most common symptoms reported in patients eight months after experiencing mild COVID-19.

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Fatigue, which is a state of feeling tired and weary, has been reported in over 80% of long COVID patients, as per the study published in preprint form on medRxiv. Additionally, according to a report published by the World Health Organization in February last year, fatigue was the third most common symptom of COVID-19.

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One of the most common and tell-tale signs of COVID-19, patients recovering from mild COVID can also experience this lingering symptom. Once a person gets infected with the virus, the ability to smell and to taste diminishes over time and the senses stop functioning. It’s possible that the virus could directly invade the nerve cells associated with your senses of smell and taste. However, nothing is confirmed and studies are yet being conducted to understand the association between senses of smell and taste to COVID-19.

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While COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, it is not uncommon for patients to be subjected to dyspnea or shortness of breath. It means that infected individuals may find it difficult to breathe or catch their breath. According to the study, patients who have recovered from mild COVID may continue to experience shortness of breath.

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In the study, Swedish researchers looked at the progress report and experiences of more than 1,000 health care workers in Sweden over the past year.

It found that other than the four lingering symptoms, the participants showed no increase of cognitive issues such as brain fog and lack of concentration. Besides that, researchers did not find any increase in long term symptoms in people who were asymptomatic.

In addition to that, severe long COVID symptoms such as heart palpitations and difficulty in breathing, found in people who were hospitalised, was absent in patients who had recovered from mild COVID.

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