A new study suggests that more than half of those who successfully recovered from the COVID-19 still continue to suffer from multiple symptoms.

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The new coronavirus that has infected millions of people across the globe remained mysterious until today. From its origin that was suspected in Wuhan China then later on denied by the country, its symptoms, its transmissions, and now another discovery was revealed about COVID-19.

The Italian study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that more than half of those who recovered from COVID-19 continue to experience and suffer from multiple symptoms for weeks after they are discharged. 

The study found out that most of the recovered COVID-19 patients are still dealing with two symptoms. These are extreme tiredness or fatigue and shortness of breathing. They experienced these at an average of five weeks or more.

It can be remembered in the previous article of Latin Post where it was reported that Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player who tested positive for COVID-19, still lost his sense of smell months after he recovered from the virus. The specialist told him that it will take years before he can fully recover. 

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci has also shared recently that young people who tested positive for the virus won't become seriously ill from the virus but may suffer from "post-infection syndromes" that resemble to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Moreover, the newly published study tracked 143 patients whose ages range from 19 to 84. They spent two weeks in a hospital in Rome where one-fifth of them needed ventilation to support their breathing. 

However, five weeks after they were being sent home, more than half or 53 percent of them still continue to suffer from fatigue or extreme tiredness while nearly half or 43 percent of them continue to experience shortness of breathing.

There are other symptoms that recovered COVID-19 patients continue to experience. Around 27 percent of the same group experienced joint pain while 22 percent still continue to suffer from chest pain. Overall, the study suggests that 87 percent of the recovered COVID-19 patients were reported to have at least one persistent symptom while only 13 percent were completely free from the symptoms.

Researchers are not surprised anymore of their findings and the long recovery of COVID-19 patients. The same study was also published in JAMA Internal Medicine after the 2003 SARS Outbreak. The study found out that four years after they recovered from SARS they still experienced chronic fatigue. 

Robert Glatter, MD, emergency medicine physician at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital, said that this is a harsh reality where many of the patients diagnosed with the virus and has recovered from it still continue to suffer from its symptoms for weeks or months.

He also added that aside from extreme fatigue or tiredness and shortness of breathing, many patients also experience lingering symptoms including low-grade fevers and neurologic symptoms such as numbness and tingling.

Some researchers also believed that the ongoing health problems of the recovered COVID-19 patients may be due to chronic inflammation. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already said previously that they are investigating the pace of recovery of COVID-19 patients.   

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