When the coronavirus outbreak began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed cough, shortness of breath and fever as possible symptoms for the newly-discovered virus. Now, the organization is adding six new possible symptoms to its list, including headache, chills and loss of taste or smell.
These possible symptoms, added recently are:
Chills
Repeated shaking with chills
Muscle pain
Headache
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Apply cologne on hands ( not on face please) and keep smelling it 😂😂
A part from Covid FEET—red rashes on your feet bilaterally
The CDC continues to warn that these symptoms can appear any time between two to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
It is true that for some people the virus is not considered fatal as they are recovering from it and for some, it is fatal and costing them there life, and in some cases, the patients are not even responding to the treatment.
Most of the medical professionals were unaware of the exact signs and symptoms of the COVID-19 and its effects on the individual patient. Thankfully, a recent study from the researchers of King’s College London has identified six different “types” of COVID-19.
According to a new study of COVID-19, based on data collected from a symptom tracker app, showed that there are six different “types” of COVID-19 involving different clusters of symptoms. This discovery has the potential to open new possibilities for doctors in treating individual patients and identifying what level of hospital care would they require.
Researchers from King’s College London analysed the data from about 1,600 U.K. and U.S. patients who regularly logged their symptoms in the COVID Symptom Tracker App in March and April.
Typically, doctors will look for key symptoms such as fever, cough and loss of smell (anosmia) to recognise COVID-19. The study revealed the six different “types” of COVID-19 that can differ by severity and develop with their own set of symptoms.
According to the researchers, among the patients, who recovered from this disease, many of them displayed different symptoms: some people with fever and some without fever, some with nausea and vomiting, and some with diarrhoea, etc.
The six clusters of symptoms described in the study are:
1. Flu-like with no fever:
Patients at this level have a 1.5% chance of needing breathing support such as oxygen or a ventilator. The typical symptoms include headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, sore throat, cough, chest pain, but no fever.
2. Flu-like with fever:
Researchers say about 4.4% of patients at this level needed breathing support. Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, loss of appetite, and fever.
3. Gastrointestinal:
Researchers say about 3.3% of patients needed breathing support. Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, sore throat, chest pain, absence of cough are some of its symptoms.
According to the researchers, the following three clusters of COVID-19 are “the severe types.”
4. Severe level one, fatigue:
In this type of COVID, patients experience fatigue along with headache, loss of sense of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness and chest pain. Patients at this level need breathing support at a rate of 8.6%.
5. Severe level two, confusion:
This type of COVID includes the symptoms of type four such as headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain along with loss of appetite, sore throat and muscle pain, and is mainly distinguished by confusion. “That means the patient doesn’t know where he is and what is happening, and who are his relatives etc. Almost 10% of patients at this level need breathing support.
6. Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory:
The most severe type of COVID-19 is referred to as “severe level three, abdominal and respiratory,” and has all the symptoms mentioned above along with abdominal pain, shortness of breath and diarrhea. Nearly 20% of patients with this type need breathing support. Most of the patients with this type of COVID tend to be older and have weakened immunity, compared to those in the first three categories.
This research is key to all the health care workers for better prognosis of patients and a piece of good news to all of us.
What is the best diet for fighting against COVID?
This is the question on everyone’s mind as we face a worldwide crisis.That’s a tough question to answer, mainly because the immune system is not “one thing” that we can easily measure. It’s an intricate and delicate system with many different components. Helping one section might impair another, or boosting a certain section may have nothing to do with fighting viruses.
Even if you don’t become exposed, your overall health may benefit from the following:
- Eating a nutritious diet that minimizes high blood sugar
- Prioritizing restful sleep
- Managing your stress
- Stopping smoking
- Participating in moderate exercise that you enjoy
- Getting sunshine and fresh air where possible
Finally, if you are older or have an underlying health condition (including diabetes and high blood pressure), you have an increased risk of severe symptoms, and potentially, loss of life from COVID-19. We recommend taking every precaution to avoid it.It appears that individuals with type 2 diabetes and other metabolic conditions are at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. The evidence is clear that low-carb and ketogenic diets can be effective tools for treating and reversing these metabolic conditions.
If you’re young and otherwise healthy, your risk of complications is much lower. If you do contract the virus, you’ll probably have mild symptoms and fully recover within a couple of weeks.
However, it’s possible that you may be infected with the virus without showing any symptoms. So maintaining excellent hygiene and practicing social isolation are crucial to avoid spreading it to high-risk individuals .
Do know about certain supplements that reportedly have immune-boosting properties.
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
Turmeric
Echinacea ( Herb that help prevent cold )
Garlic ( antiviral antibacterial properties )
Herbal teas (hot )
Fruits , veggies , seeds
Eggs , Milk , Meat
Stay hydrated .
Eating the rainbow and getting “adequate nutrients” improves immune function and reduces infection risk .
Evidence suggests acute rises in blood sugar may increase risk of infections and complications.Therefore, it would make sense that we want to limit these blood sugar elevations. Refined carbohydrates and simple sugars are two of the biggest offenders for blood sugar spikes and therefore should probably be avoided.
Who is at risk for coronavirus?
rThe virus that causes COVID-19 infects people of all ages. However, evidence to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease. These are older people (that is people over 60 years old); and those with underlying medical conditions (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer). The risk of severe disease gradually increases with age starting from around 40 years. It's important that adults in this age range protect themselves and in turn protect others that may be more vulnerable. Yes plenty. Plenty of Nay sayers and young princes and princesses about who are too pretty to wear masks in shops . Plenty in the higher risk groups who only obey a higher power, flouting the rules. Plenty of healthy Individuals who care little for those less fortunate. Plenty of those who should be leading by example but haven't. Covidiots? No these people are always like that. Covid is just making them stick out more.
Why children are better at fighting off SARS-CoV-2.
It has been known for some time that children with SARS-CoV-2 have milder disease than adults and, and a very low, rare mortality rate. A child is born with an immature innate, and an adaptive immune system which matures and acquires memory as it grows. The immune system gradually matures during infancy, and over time the protection provided by the immune response increases, and young adults suffer fewer infections. This accumulation of immunological memory is an evolving feature of the adaptive immune response.
A new study indicates that the fact that children fare better when infected with SARS-CoV-2 is a function of their innate immune system where early immune responses are mediated by cells producing more IL-17A (Interleukin-17A) and IFN-γ (Interferon-γ), resulting in a more rapid resolution of the viral infection and will not trigger an overwhelming strong, progressive cytokine release which often occurs in adults and their adaptive immune system responses (usually by clogging the lungs with fluids).
Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized pediatric and adult patients
Counterintuitively, neutralizing antibody responses are higher in older patients who succumbed to the virus compared to those that recovered, as the authors note, a similar phenomenon was found with the H1N1 2009 influenza pandemic where preexisting antibodies were associated with greater disease severity. Specifically the study found that two cytokines appear to be primarily responsible for this difference between children and adults. It were these molecules that were most abundant in the youngest patients, decreasing progressively with age.
IL-17A, is a member of a subclass of cytokines, which mainly mediates immune regulatory function by promoting the generation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and directing macrophages to the inflammation site.
IFN‐γ is a cytokine whose biological activity is conventionally associated with adaptive immune response. It is primarily secreted by activated T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, and can mediate antiviral and antibacterial immunity, and orchestrate activation of the innate immune system.
This figure shows the difference in the prevalence of these two in the different age groups, both showing highly significant p values. (simplified from Figure 2 in the the paper):
Ledgend: Shown is the correlation between serum concentrations and age for IL-17A (n=82) and IFN-γ (n=63) as determined by Spearman test.
As the authors conclude: “Our studies suggest that early immune responses mediated by cells producing IL-17A and IFN-γ resulted in more rapid resolution of the viral infection and may have mitigated against the progressive cytokine release and tissue pathology that occurs with more robust adaptive immune responses.”
To get back to the top quote, should this virus become endemic (like the common cold), children will eventually develop strong adaptive defenses early on through their innate immune system and they will be recorded in their adaptive system which carries the memory cells. Thus, as adults they will have protection against SARS-CoV-2 not present in the current adult population. They shall inherit.
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