The 7 strangest coronavirus symptoms you need to know
Covid toes to the skin are the strangest symptoms of coronavirus.
The coronavirus has certainly thrown doctors and the world for a loop. And in a society where people jump on Google at the slightest sign of a potential medical problem,Covid-19's The list of symptoms always evolving us really kept on our toes. We know that the most common symptoms include fever, dry cough, chills and shortness of breath, but what about the most obscure? We have compiled these seven strange coronavirus symptoms, say you should know.
1 Covid toes
One of the latest discovered coronavirus symptoms manifests itself on the toes and feet of the patient.Ebing Lautenbach, MD, head of an infectious disease at the University of Pennsylvania Medicine, saidUnited States todaytheSymptom known as "Covid Toe" was discovered by Italian doctors in March. Once experts in America have been informed about the strange symptom, they have begun to notice a growing number of cases in the United States according to the University of the Northwest, Covid toes present asViolet, blue or red lesions On the feet, the toes and sometimes the fingers. Lautenbach says they are "typically painful to touch and could have a hot burning sensation". To help you determine when you should request a diagnosis, seeCoronavirus Symptoms: When is it time to see a doctor or being tested?
2 Sparkling
In some cases,Patients with coronaviruses have reported the experience of a "sparkling" feel on their skin, also described on Twitter as "Electrical feeling buzzing,"And by a mother to Illinois as feeling his skin"was covered with ice. "
Waleed Javaid, MD, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Mount Sinai Downtown saidToday, "Our immune cells are activated so that many chemicals are released in our body and can present orfeel like there are tailles. "
3 Loss of smell
A study by King's College London revealed that participants who have been tested positive for coronavirus, 59% reported aLoss of smell or taste. WhileAmerican newsreports that the American Otolaryngology-Head Academy and Neck Surgery are not shocked by this occurrence, indicating that "viral infections are a cause of the main cause ofLoss of sense of smellAnd Covid-19 is caused by a virus ", it certainly resembles a strange experience if you ask ourselves.
4 Loss of taste
Although a loss of smell and taste often occur at the same time and would not seem to be all that doctors, likeJoseph K. Han, MD, note how unique the loss of taste is. Han saidAmerican news: "Losing sense of taste comes from a completely different nervous system, a different disease process." He says that researchers are trying to determine how exactly coronavirus causes this symptom because he is currently disconcerting experts.
5 Digestive problems
If your stomach gave you trouble lately, be sure to keep a shift closely about the problem. Why? A study by the Wuhan Medical Treatment Expert Group for COVID-19 found that 48.5% of patients said that their "chief complaint" wasdigestive problems-which includesDiarrhea, stomach ache, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and vomiting. According to the study, three percent of patients who experienced digestive symptoms presented no sign of respiratory symptoms.
6 Pink eye
While conjunctivitis can be a symptom of coronavirus, it is quite rare, thenIf you find yourself with red eyes itching, do not panic. The American Academy of Ophthalmology reports thatPink Eye develops In just one to three percent of people with coronaviruses.Jeff Pettey, MD, from the University of Utah, says that "without the common symptoms of fever, coughing or shortness of breath, it is highly unlikely" that it would belinked to coronavirus. To see how the CIVID-19 epidemic compares to the similar health crises, checkHow is coronavirus stacked compared to other pandemics?
7 Confusion
Experts saw some heartbreaking examples of the cerebral function of a patient being hindered by coronavirus. In one case, a 74-year-old man in Floridalost his ability to speak. Another case occurred in early April when a woman at the end of fifty-fifty fifty could recall little more than her own name, proof of lower recall and response capabilitieswhich is getting worse than over time.
"The model of involvement and the way itquickly progressed on days, is compatible with viral inflammation of the brain, "Elissa Forey, MD, saysThe New York Times. "This may indicate that the virus can invade the brain directly in rare circumstances."
