Sensitivity to bright lights Fumes from chemicals, perfumes, cleaning products, smoke, or other irritants Sometimes the problem isn't that you're producing too much mucus, but that it's not being cleared away. Swallowing problems can cause a buildup of liquids in the throat, which can feel...
Data from millions of users of theZOE COVID Symptom Study apphas shown that a persistent cough can be a symptom of COVID-19. Here’s how to spot it and what it feels like. What is the ‘COVID cough’ like? A persistent cough is widely known as one of the three ‘classic’ sympt...
Fever is a reasonably common symptom of COVID-19, affecting an average of four in ten (40%) of children and adults at some point in their illness. Importantly, this means thatmost people (60%) with COVID-19 will not have a fever, even though it is considered to be one of the thre...
Symptom burdenThe enduring impact of COVID-19 on patients has been examined in recent studies, leading to the description of Long-COVID. We report the lasting symptom burden of COVID-19 patients from the first wave of the pandemic. All patients with COVID-19 pneumonia discharged from a ...
Stay-at-home orders were introduced in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting the time people spent outside their home and the attendance of gatherings. In this study, we argue from a theoretical model that in many cases the effect of such stay-at-home orders on incidence gr...
This is obviously an odd and controversial connection. Several studies on the Simian Monkey Virus (SV-40), which first came to prominence in the Salk polio vaccine, have been linked with an increased risk of the disease. This has also beencovered in a blog on Covid-19 mRNA vaccinesthat ...
Over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen, which are fever reducers, might hide a high temperature if you take them for another symptom like pain. Types of Fever Patterns Doctors use different names to describe fevers based on how they happen. Intermittent fev...
A.That is the secret behind “weak-tie” friendships. B.The study makes people value close friends in another way. C.And then ask how they’re dealing with the current situation. D.Social interactions nowadays are limited due to the COVID-19. E.Close friends we feel comfortable with belo...
How common is a headache in COVID-19? Having a headache is a very common symptom of COVID-19 for all age groups. On average, around seven in ten adults who are ill with COVID-19 will have a headache. It’s slightly less common in children, affecting around six in ten children. ...
Our COVID Symptom Study app was developed by a consortium of scientists with the goal of collecting information to help healthcare workers, researchers, and public officials to address the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This initiative, led by Professor Tim Spector in the UK and Dr. Andy Chan in ...