Scientists Say COVID-19 Sufferers Have Serious Long-Term Effects Like Hair Loss And Erratic Heart Rates

Nurses in the COVID-19 unit of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital check the fit of protective equipment before entering a patient's room March 24, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland.

Now that the novel coronavirus has been around in human populations for nearly a year, scientists are finally started to get a better understanding of the long-term health implications for those who contract the disease, as a new study reported by the Wall Street Journal showed.

In the short term, COVID-19 sufferers can have symptoms ranging from a fever and a loss of their sense of taste and smell, to rashes and nausea.

But for some people, the situation doesn’t improve much as time goes on. While the shortness of breath and fevers fade, many people experience new complications that stick around long-term.

“Many are dealing with symptoms weeks or months after they were expected to recover, often with puzzling new complications that can affect the entire body—severe fatigue, cognitive issues and memory lapses, digestive problems, erratic heart rates, headaches, dizziness, fluctuating blood pressure, even hair loss,” the Journal noted.

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