Different variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, can cause different long-term symptoms of COVID, according to a study to be presented at the European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022) next month in Lisbon. . Italian researchers suggested that people infected with the alpha variant of the virus had different emotional and neurological symptoms than those infected with the original form of SARS-CoV-2, an early release from ECCMID in the study. FILE – In this April 20, 2020, archive photo, physician Leslie Bottrell stands outside a room in an Intensive Care Unit as a nurse draws the lungs of a COVID-19 patient at St. Louis Hospital. Joseph in Yonkers, NY (AP Photo / John Minchillo, Archive) The study led by Dr. Michele Spinicci and colleagues from the University of Florence and the Careggi University Hospital in Italy conducted a retrospective observational study on 428 outpatients at the Careggi University Hospital after COVID-19 between June 21 and June 2020. release, this was the period when the original form of SARS-CoV-2 and the Alpha variant affected the population. The unmarried dad receives a KIDNEY DONATION FROM TOTAL FOREIGNER WHO RESPONDED TO SOCIAL MEDIA According to the report, at least three-quarters of 325/428 (76%) patients reported at least one persistent symptom. The most common symptoms reported by the group of long-term patients with COVID were dyspnea (37%) and chronic fatigue (36%). This was followed by sleep problems (16%), brain fog (13%) and vision problems (13%), according to the announcement. The researchers’ analysis showed that people with severe cases who needed immunosuppressive drugs, such as tocilizumab, were six times more likely to report long-term COVID symptoms, and those treated with high oxygen flow support were 40 percent more likely to have symptoms. . The announcement also noted that women were almost twice as likely as men to report long-term COVID symptoms. The authors noted that patients with type 2 diabetes appeared to have a lower risk of developing long-term COVID symptoms and said further studies were needed to better understand this finding. Businessman sleeping while shutting down laptop while working, concept of new normal burnout, work during or late at night at home during covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (iStock) After further evaluating the long-term symptoms of COVID, the researchers discovered a significant change in the pattern of neurological and cognitive / emotional problems reported by patients infected between March and December 2020, when the initial SARS-COV-2 was predominant. . in those reported from patients infected between January and April 2021, when alpha was the predominant variant. OMIKRON SUB-PARACTIC BA.2: THE HEALTH SERVICES CALL IT “CONCERN CHANGE” The study reported that the researchers found that when the alpha variant was the dominant strain, the prevalence of muscle aches and pains, insomnia, brain fog and anxiety / depression increased significantly, while olfactory loss, indigestion and indigestion hearing loss was less common. “Many of the symptoms reported in this study have been measured, but this is the first time they have been associated with different variants of COVID-19,” Dr. Spinicci said in a statement. “The long duration and wide range of symptoms remind us that the problem is not going away and we need to do more to support and protect these patients in the long run. Future research should focus on the potential effects of anxiety variants and vaccination status.” in constant symptoms “. The data for the study were obtained from electronic medical records of patients treated with COVID-19 and discharged 4-12 weeks before the outpatient visit. The data for the study included a questionnaire on persistent symptoms completed by individuals an average of 53 days after discharge from the hospital. Additional data included patient demographics, medical history and microbiological and clinical course of COVID-19, the statement said. Emergency nurses talk to each other at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021, in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) Dr. Aaron Glatt, head of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau in New York, did not participate in the study, but told Fox News he would be surprised if there were no such differences. Glatt, who also represents the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said: “It’s very clear that different variants have different potentials. Clearly, some of them are more contagious and some of them can cause more serious illness. “Some variants are more predisposed to different age groups, so it ‘s not surprising that there may be differences in” long – term COVID “between variants as well.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION The statement added that the authors acknowledged, “The study was observational and did not demonstrate cause and effect and could not confirm which variant of the virus caused the infection in different patients – which may limit the conclusions that can be drawn.” .
