A researcher studying the so-called Covid long carriers has warned that persistent symptoms are a grim reality and can pose a serious problem.
“We have seen about 60 distinct symptoms in this patient population,” said David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. “We really just need to focus on helping these patients and spreading awareness that this is indeed a serious problem associated with Covid.”
A new study from Northwestern University shows that 85% of long-haul carriers – Covid patients who have recovered from most of the worst illnesses but continue to have long-term symptoms – have four or more symptoms. neurological. These symptoms include brain fog, headache, numbness or tingling, loss of taste and smell, and muscle aches.
Scientists in the Northwest call it the first study of its kind. He followed 100 Covid patients, mainly women at a mean age of 43 years.
Putrino told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that the prevalence of long Covid changes the way doctors treat patients, even for routine complaints.
“I think pre-Covid, there were a lot of people who had nonspecific symptoms and were worried that they were being treated with formula drugs, as opposed to being very patient-centered and symptom-focused in their approaches to treatment, “Putrino said. One of the things doctors need to do now, as we see this increase in Covid’s long-haul activity, is to listen to what patients tell them.