New Dutch study finds 1 in 8 adults have had COVID for a long time

According to a Dutch study published Saturday, 1 in 8 adults infected withCOVID-19had long-term symptoms or often as long-term COVID. I am experiencing a known symptom.

Long COVID refers to any of the protracted, recurrent, or first-appearing more than 20 symptoms at least one month after a coronavirus infection. These can affect all parts of the body, including fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, and blood clots.

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study, of the 76,422 participants, "21.4% experienced at least one new or significantly increased symptom 3-5 months after infection compared to before infection. In contrast, 8.7% of uninfected individuals experienced long-term COVID-19 symptoms at the same time, with 1 in 8 COVID-19 patients (12.7%) in the general population. It suggests. ”

In a statementreleased Thursday, the lead author Judith Rosmalen of the University of Groningen in the United States said: A study called "Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands" found that long COVIDs, such as respiratory distress, malaise, and loss of taste and odor, were most common both before and in people diagnosed with COVID-19. I am investigating the symptoms related to. People who have not been diagnosed with a virus.

"This method can improve the working definition of long COVID, taking into account existing symptoms and those of non-infected individuals, and can reliably estimate the likelihood of COVID-19 occurring. To the general public, "Rosmalen said.

She can: Said there was an "urgent need". Please let us know the magnitude and extent of the long-term symptoms that some patients will experience after a COVID-19 illness.

"But most studies to date on long COVID have examined the symptoms of individuals who have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 or before they have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The frequency of these symptoms in those who do not have been investigated, "Rosmalen added.

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Researchers identify key symptoms of long COVID-19

According to a press release, in this study, researchers are generally associated with long COVID to participants. We collected data by asking them to fill out a digital questionnaire about their 23 symptoms on a regular basis.

The survey was sent 24 times to the same individual between March 2020 and August 2021.

"Most of the data was collected prior to the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Netherlands, so the percentage of vaccinated participants was too small to analyze in this study." The press release states.

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Researchers said that by examining the symptoms of both individuals before and after COVID-19 infection, they were able to identify the core symptoms of long COVID-19.

These major symptoms are chest pain, dyspnea, breathing pain, muscle pain, taste and smell loss. , A tingling of the limbs, a lump. Throat, feeling hot and cold, heavy arms and / or legs, and general fatigue.

"The severity of these symptoms leveled off three months after infection and did not decline any further," the release said.

"Other symptoms that did not increase significantly 3-5 months after COVID-19 diagnosis included headache, itchy eyes, dizziness, back pain, and nausea," he added. ..

PhD candidates and leaders in the study The author, Aranka Ballering, said: These symptoms are of great significance for future research as they can be used to distinguish between post-COVID-19 conditions and non-COVID-19-related symptoms.

Ballering states that the study found that she and her teammates were able to identify mental rather than physical symptoms caused by people experiencing the stress caused by a pandemic. I did.

"The state after COVID-19, also known as long COVID, is urgent due to increased human casualties. The problem is that understanding the major symptoms and prevalence after COVID-19 in the general population designs a study that can ultimately inform the successful medical response to the long-term symptoms of COVID-19. It's a big step forward for our abilities, "she said.

-Use files from Reuters

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