Experts from London use an app to collect symptoms that indicate an infection with the coronavirus.
More often they come across the "Corona tongue".
British researchers have developed an
app
that
corona patients
can use to
report
their
symptoms *
.
Even with harmless signs of
Corona *
the experts therefore advise caution.
The so-called "tongue"
appears more and more frequently in
people infected
with the
coronavirus
.
Frankfurt - Even more than a year after the first positive corona cases in
Europe
were known, there is still no definitive statement of all identifying features of infection with the
coronavirus
to be taken.
Again and again you hear of reports about new
symptoms
that are supposed to indicate
a disease with
corona
.
To get
to the bottom of
the symptoms of a
coronavirus
disease
, a British research team at King's College in London has developed an
app
with which
patients
who have tested positive for
corona
can enter and describe their symptoms on a daily basis.
The app acts as a kind of corona symptom diary, so to speak.
In this way, the researchers succeed in repeatedly
obtaining
information about previously unknown
symptoms
.
Recorded symptoms for Covid-19 cases in Germany |
Proportional frequency of occurrence |
|---|---|
to cough |
40 percent |
fever |
28 percent |
sniff |
27 percent |
Disorder of the sense of smell or taste |
21 percent |
Source: Robert Koch Institute |
Swelling on the tongue as a symptom of corona infection
Like last time when the research team at King's College discovered another
symptom of
an infection with the
coronavirus
, which now seems to be occurring more and more frequently in patients.
According to the English epidemiologist Tim Spector, who as a professor of genetic epidemiology was also involved in the study and the development of the
app
, the so-called "corona tongue" should be a sign of an existing disease with
Covid-19
.
More precisely, this means that swellings, plaque or dots on the tongue or in the mouth can also be a distinguishing feature of an infection with
corona
.
In general, rashes, redness and ulcers in the mouth in connection with the
coronavirus
can occur.
According to Tim Spector,
these
symptoms
can cause problems for those affected for weeks.
Even with harmless signs: the expert advises caution if Corona is suspected
Spector therefore generally recommends
exercising caution
even if the occurrence of various
symptoms is
low
.
The already known signs of
corona,
such as cough, sore throat or bad taste,
do not always have to
appear.
Spector recommends being particularly careful with seemingly harmless symptoms such as tiredness or headaches.
After all, not all patients suffer from the common symptoms of an infection with the
coronavirus
.
+
In patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus, the symptom of the so-called "corona tongue" is also being found more and more frequently.
(Symbol image)
© Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / dpa
Tim Spector wrote on Twitter: "If you
suffer from
a strange
symptom
or just have a headache and are tired, please stay at home." Particularly in connection with possible infections with the
coronavirus
, mindfulness is the top priority.
Rashes and the "corona tongue" are missing as symptoms on the official lists
In general, the British epidemiologist missed skin rashes and irritations, especially in the mouth area, on the official lists of health organizations.
On the website of the British Association of Dermatologists, i.e. the community of British dermatologists, various pictures were published of corona patients suffering from rashes all over the body - and especially in the mouth and tongue.
According to the dermatologists' association, the photos shown come directly from the
app
developed by the research team
.
Tim Spector is therefore campaigning for skin rashes to be included in the official symptom lists of the health organization.
The "Corona-tongue" should, therefore, as a confirmed
symptom
of infection with the
coronavirus
apply. * (Yannick Little)
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List of rubric lists: © Angelika Warmuth / dpa
