According to a survey by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine about the symptoms that continue after being infected with the new coronavirus, even one and a half years after the infection, one in four people complained of aftereffects such as memory impairment and olfactory abnormalities. I found out that
Even if the symptoms of the corona itself are mild, we are calling for attention as the symptoms that appear after that may continue.
The National Center for Global Health and Medicine is a new corona patient who visited the center and hospitals in various places from February 2020 to November 2021. Hearing and analyzing subsequent symptoms from 502 people in their 20s to 70s who recovered. Did.
As a result, the percentage of those who complained of having some symptoms was
▽ 32.3% after half a year,
▽ 30.5% after 1 year,
▽ 25.8% even after 1 and a half years, about 1 in 4 people.
Of these, looking at the symptoms after one year,
▽ memory impairment 11.7%,
▽ concentration loss 11.4%,
▽ olfactory abnormality 10.3%,
▽ like a “haze” on the head 9.1% said "brain fog," which reduces the ability to feel and think,
7.5% depressed,
5.9% abnormal taste,
5.6% shortness of breath,
3.8% malaise,
and 3.5% hair loss. was
In addition,
▽ women tended to have abnormal sense of smell, hair loss, and reduced concentration, and
▽ those who had moderate or severe symptoms of the corona itself tended to have shortness of breath, cough, and malaise.
Dr. Shinichiro Morioka, who summarized the research, said, "It is said that the rate of aftereffects of the Omicron strain has decreased, but the number of infected patients is so large that it cannot be underestimated. There are people whose symptoms last longer, so I would like you to take infection control measures on a daily basis."