JRPGfan said:
EnricoPallazzo said:
Yes this is indeed happening, a lot of people are taking longer to recover from "long covid". Shortness of breath and loss of taste/smell are the most common cases, although based on an article I read recently those are a very tiny minority of cases. Also, dont quote on this because I dont have a source therefore it should be considered a conspiracy theory that should not be researched/mentioned, it seems there is a correlation between babies being born before the correct date due to covid, like Boris Johnson's son for example. We have seen several cases although this is anecdotal and this is why my wife is terrified of getting it. |
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201027/loss-of-smell-more-common-in-covid-19-than-thought "about 77% of COVID-19 patients who were directly measured had smell loss, but only 44% said they did, researchers found." Around 77% have some degree, of loss of smell. This study found.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysteries-of-covid-smell-loss-finally-yield-some-answers1/
"An estimated 80 percent of people with COVID-19 have smell disturbances, and many also have dysgeusia or ageusia (a disruption or loss of taste, respectively) or changes in chemesthesis (the ability to sense chemical irritants such as hot chilies). " A small minority of cases?
Majority of people that get covid, experiance changes to smell & taste.
Some people lose it all together, and it can be permanent. haxxiy said:
Imagine finding out your immune system is worse than Bolsonaro's or Trump's in the off chance you end up with long Covid. I mean, know we know both treated themselves with ineffective and even harmful medication, so yeah, that'd be an extra bit of salt to the wound. Or maybe the Devil is just that powerful. |
Its chance based, more than anything.
not a matter of better or worse = long recovery / bad outcome.
Its like rolling a dice, some people just get unlucky. |
I was referring to serious complications from covid, not the loss of smell and taste, as I was answering about people with serious complications after getting cured. Loss of smell and taste is a very common symptom and actually it's the one that if you have it you can be almost certain it is covid. I got two people in my family right now diagnosed with covid and dealing with loss of smell and taste, although the other symptoms were very mild.
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