A study by Nagoya Institute of Technology and others found that people infected with the new coronavirus have a higher risk of seeking medical attention for coughing, dyspnea, headaches, etc. even after a certain period of time compared to people infected with influenza. .
The new corona has a higher risk of symptoms that are considered to be sequelae than the flu.
A research group led by Professor Akimasa Hirata of the Nagoya Institute of Technology, based on the records of medical bills for about 290,000 people who visited medical institutions from January to March 2019, identified people infected with influenza. We investigated how the percentage of people who visit a medical institution differs from those who are not infected.
As a result, it was found that among people with annual medical expenses of less than 200,000 yen and who are not considered to have serious chronic diseases, within two months of being infected with influenza,
the risk of seeing a doctor for coughing or headache was lower than that of those who were not infected. Approximately
1.8 times more,
▽ there was almost no change in malaise.
On the other hand, when comparing those who were infected with the new corona in the sixth wave of the spread of infection from the beginning of last year and those who were not,
the risk of seeing a doctor for coughing was 8.20 times,
▽ dyspnea was 7.92 times,
▽ taste and smell The disability was 5.97 times higher,
malaise was 3.64 times higher, and
headache was 2.87 times
higher than that of influenza.
Professor Hirata said, ``During the 6th wave, it is thought that many people had immunity due to infection and vaccination, but even so, the risk of symptoms that are considered to be sequelae is higher than that of influenza. We need to continue to pay attention to the risks after being infected with Corona."