Add “COVID language” and “fizzing” to the list of possible strange coronavirus symptoms

• Fever or chills

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body pain

• Headache

• New loss of taste or smell

• Sore throat

• Congestion or runny nose

• Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhea

But the CDC notes that this does not cover all possible symptoms. Keep in mind that this is another relatively new virus that researchers continue to investigate to understand exactly how it spreads and why some people get very sick and die from it, while others show little or no signs of it. infected at all.

And some of the other symptoms that patients with COVID-19 have reported are quite unusual, such as swollen or discolored “COVID toes” (pseudo-frostbite lesions called pernio or chinblains) or rashes that can ranging from being uneven to presenting blisters that look like chickenpox.

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Now, researchers in Madrid are adding some weirder symptoms to this list after examining 666 infected adult patients at a Spanish field hospital last April. One in four of these patients reportedly noticed what is called the “COVID tongue,” which included awkward oral problems, such as: swollen and inflamed tongues with lateral indentations; small swellings or uneven areas on the tongue; and swelling of the mouth or wounds.

Moreover, one in 10 of these patients reported suffering from burning sensations in the hands and feet, hives or other painful swelling in these extremities.

The research team presented its findings earlier this week, although they were also published as a research letter in the British Journal of Dermatology in September last year. They warned that the patients analyzed in this study were all adults with COVID-19 pneumonia, so these findings should not be applied to children or asymptomatic individuals. These symptoms should also not be considered a diagnostic tool for coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus testing.

British researcher Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, also wrote on Twitter about COVID earlier this month. “Seeing a growing number of Covid tongues and strange mouth ulcers,” he wrote. “If you have a strange symptom or even headache and fatigue stay home!”

He also said that one in five patients with COVID-19 has “uncommon symptoms”, such as rash. “Fizzing” was another, describing the “electric”, “tingling” or “burning” sensations that some coronavirus patients experience. they complained on Twitter.

While researchers have not yet determined the cause of such strange symptoms, one theory is that “the immune system has only a very hyperactive response to this coronavirus,” as Dr. Purvi Parikh, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at NYU Langone Health, put it. , previously stated MarketWatch. “Much of the damage caused by the virus is not the infection itself; is how your immune system reacts to it. ”

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Contact your doctor or local health department if the above signs of COVID-19 appear or if you are experiencing severe or worrying symptoms. Such “emergency warning signs” for COVID-19 that you should report as soon as possible may include:

• Breathing problems

• Persistent chest pain or pressure in the chest

• New confusion

• Inability to wake up after sleeping or stay awake

• Bluish lips or face

And you should always call 911 for any medical emergency.

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