Topic: coronavirus-symptoms

At 12, she’s a COVID 'long hauler'

At 12, she’s a COVID 'long hauler'

David Tuller, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 11:17 AM

In early March, when coronavirus testing was still scarce, Maggie Flannery, a Manhattan sixth-grader, and both her parents fell ill with the symptoms of COVID-19. After three weeks, her parents recovered. Maggie also seemed to get better, but only briefly before suffering a relapse that left her debilitated. Read more »

'I feel like I have dementia’: Brain fog plagues COVID-19 survivors

'I feel like I have dementia’: Brain fog plagues COVID-19 survivors

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 12 07:48 AM

After contracting the coronavirus in March, Michael Reagan lost all memory of his 12-day vacation in Paris, even though the trip was just a few weeks earlier. It’s becoming known as COVID brain fog: troubling cognitive symptoms that can include memory loss, confusion, difficulty focusing, dizziness and grasping for everyday words. Increasingly, COVID survivors say brain fog is impairing their ability to work and function normally. Read more »

Nearly one-third of COVID patients in study had altered mental state

Nearly one-third of COVID patients in study had altered mental state

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 06 07:38 AM

Nearly a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experienced some type of altered mental function — ranging from confusion to delirium to unresponsiveness — in the largest study to date of neurological symptoms among coronavirus patients in a U.S. hospital system.   Read more »

'It's not in my head’: They survived the coronavirus, but they never got well

'It's not in my head’: They survived the coronavirus, but they never got well

Sarah Mervosh, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 29 07:55 AM

They caught the coronavirus months ago and survived it, but they are still stuck at home, gasping for breath. They are no longer contagious, but some feel so ill that they can barely walk around the block, and others grow dizzy trying to cook dinner. Month after month, they rush to the hospital with new symptoms, pleading with doctors for answers. Read more »

Hair loss can be another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Hair loss can be another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 25 07:31 AM

Doctors say many patients recovering from COVID-19 are experiencing hair loss — not from the virus itself but from the physiological stress of fighting it off. Many people who never contracted the virus are also losing hair because of emotional stress from job loss, financial strain, deaths of family members or other devastating developments stemming from the pandemic. Read more »

Half of COVID-19 patients suffer persistent fatigue: study

Half of COVID-19 patients suffer persistent fatigue: study

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 18 07:41 AM

More than half of patients and staff who had COVID-19 at an Irish hospital suffered persistent fatigue in the aftermath of the initial disease, according to a new study Friday highlighting the "significant burden" of lingering symptoms. Read more »

How flu shots can help in the fight against COVID-19

How flu shots can help in the fight against COVID-19

Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 15 07:21 AM

While we anxiously await the development and approval of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, there’s another health-sparing and lifesaving vaccine already available to nearly everyone over the age of 6 months.   Read more »

How the coronavirus attacks the brain

How the coronavirus attacks the brain

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 08:16 AM

The coronavirus targets the lungs foremost, but also the kidneys, liver and blood vessels. Still, about half of patients report neurological symptoms, including headaches, confusion and delirium, suggesting the virus may also attack the brain.   Read more »

The many symptoms of COVID-19

The many symptoms of COVID-19

Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 11 07:32 AM

The symptoms are varied and strange, they can be mild or debilitating, and the disease can progress in unpredictable ways.   Read more »

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