Allergies and COVID-19 share many symptoms, but itchiness indicates allergies, while fever, aches, and swollen glands tend to indicate a viral illness.
Projected vaccine effectiveness. Contour plots of the proportions of: (A) cumulative infections prevented and (B) cumulative deaths prevented over 1 year after the start of vaccine rollout by vaccines with different effects on susceptibility (VESUSC) and the risk to develop symptoms (VESYMP). Roll...
An effective post-infection drug has the potential to reduce the severity and duration of symptoms and may reduce the risk of complications from the infection. Post-infection antiviral treatment is provided by the physician, specifically for the virus causing the infection, after diagnosis. A ...
Coronavirus disease is a viral infection that can affect multiple systems and be expressed with many—or no—symptoms. The viral infection begins when the virus binds to the host’s receptor and from that point on, it is transmitted to the rest of the bo
Reports of long-lasting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, the so-called ‘long COVID’, are rising but little is known about prevalence, risk factors or whether it is possible to predict a protracted course early in the disease. We analyzed data from 4,182 incident cases of CO...
Incidence and risk factors for persistent symptoms in adults previously hospitalized for COVID-19. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021;51(9):1107-1120. doi:10.1111/cea.13997 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 40. Pazukhina E, Andreeva M, Spiridonova E, et al; Sechenov StopCOVID Research...
headache, sore throat, nasal symptoms, and loss of sense of taste or smell. Exclusion criteria included hospitalization, study drug use within 14 days, or known allergy or contraindication to study drug (Supplement 1). Vaccination was allowable, as were standard-of-care therapies for COVID-19....
目前不容忽视的是,卫生专业人员应该处理COVID-19幸存者的整体健康状况。事实上,新的发现已经确定了COVID-19后综合征,其特征是营养不良,无脂肪肿块丢失和低度炎症。此外,持续的功能障碍(即疲劳和肌肉无力、吞咽困难、食欲不振和味觉/嗅觉改变)以及心理困扰可能会使恢复变得复杂。因此,对营养状况的适当评估(膳食摄入量...
Whether TCM can be used in the clinical treatment of viral infections depends on two main aspects, namely, the clinical symptoms of patients, and the efficacy of TCM and its previous effects [12]. In this review, we summarize the features of coronaviruses (CoVs), the presenting clinical ...
Influenza (flu) is an upper respiratory infection. Learn about symptoms of the flu vs. cold vs. COVID-19, treatment options, and how the flu shot can provide protection from infection.