Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Cognitive problems (thinking and memory)
Kidney dysfunction
Loss of sense of smell and/or taste
Certain risk factors (including high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity, and other conditions) are more likely to have a serious bout of COVID-19, there isn’t a clear link between these risk factors and long-term problems. In fact, long COVID can happen in people who have mild symptoms, although patients with more severe initial illness seem to be more likely to have long-term impairments.
What causes symptoms in COVID long haulers?
A bad case of COVID-19 can produce scarring and other damage to the lungs.
Loss of Taste and Smell after COVID-19
The senses of smell and taste are related, and because the coronavirus can affect cells in the nose, having COVID-19 can result in lost or distorted senses of smell (anosmia) or taste. Before and after people become ill with COVID-19, they might lose their sense of smell or taste. Other Cranial nerves can also be affected.
Cognitive Problems and Mental Health after COVID-19
COVID-19 has demonstrated to increase a person’s risk for anxiety, depression and cognitive issues? A study of COVID-19’s impact on mental and emotional well-being conducted by Johns Hopkins experts in psychiatry, cognition (thinking, reasoning and remembering) and mental health found that these problems were common among a diverse sample of COVID-19 survivors.
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