Emerging patterns showed symptoms could be grouped
Surprising new symptoms have been revealed for those suffering from Long Covid. Among the list of after-effects of Covid-19 are hair loss, a low sex drive, fatigue and brain fog.
According to the study, patients with a primary care record of infection with the virus that causes Covid-19 reported 62 symptoms much more frequently 12 weeks after initial infection than those who hadn’t contracted the virus. Anonymised electronic health records of 2.4 million people in the UK were analysed by researchers from the University of Birmingham alongside a team of doctors and researchers across England.
Dr Shamil Haroon, the study author and Associate Clinical Professor in Public Health at the University of Birmingham, said: “This research validates what patients have been telling clinicians and policy makers throughout the pandemic, that the symptoms of Long Covid are extremely broad and cannot be fully accounted for by other factors such as lifestyle risk factors or chronic health conditions.”
People from less affluent socio-economic backgrounds, smokers, people who are overweight or obese, as well as the presence of a wide range of health conditions were also associated with reporting persistent symptoms.
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