Survivors of COVID-19 may be battling affects from the virus for days to come, doctors have discovered. According to TheNew York Post, many patients have reported that although they have recovered from the full force of COVID-19, they are still experiencing breathing troubles, among other problems. Doctors warn that survivors may never fully recover from the disease.
“One of the biggest questions… is [whether] these patients will recover fully, or if there will be chronic lung damage from this virus,” Northwell Health pulmonologist Mina Rafik Makaryus, MD, said.
A study conducted on 34 COVID-19 patients found that the disease caused “physiological changes” and affected metabolism. Twelve percent of patients studied in China were found to have heart damage following the virus.
Unfortunately, there is not enough data to continue further studies, since the earliest COVID-19 diagnoses are only three months old.
Makaryus said he worries “especially” for patients who were put on life support and will now deal with the lasting effects of the coronavirus.
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