Corona long-term consequences: Study shows the extent of an infection - and surprises with new knowledge

A study by the Innsbruck University Hospital illustrates the extent of corona patients who had to be treated in hospital.

Nevertheless, the study surprises with positive aspects.

• What are the long-term consequences of being infected with the coronavirus?

• A study from Innsbruck illustrates the effects of an infection.

• Nevertheless, there is reason to breathe a sigh of relief because there are positive insights.

Innsbruck - While the number of Corona infections in

rise constant and again stricter measures will be introduced, provides a

of the

in terms of long-term effects by the

stir - and in which one or the other probably for breezing.

The corona pandemic * brings with it one thing in particular:

At the beginning of the

 ,

the perspectives 

still diverged widely, but after almost nine months in which the world is battling the coronavirus, it is possible to take stock

regarding the corona death rate.

Another aspect that creates uncertainty is the issue of possible long-term consequences.

What are the long-term effects of the virus on the human body?

A

now provides findings.

Corona study from Austria: researching long-term consequences

Shortness of breath, cough, chest pain and much more.

Once you have survived an infection with the coronavirus, you don't seem to be out of the woods for a long time.

Sometimes months after an infection, people suffer from the consequences and complain of complaints.

As

a result, the

carried out a study on the

, as can be seen in the clinic's press release.

Overall, the health of 86 recovered people between the ages of 50 and 70 was checked at intervals of six, twelve and 24 weeks.

70 percent of those examined were men, 44 percent of the

were smokers.

The

were on average overweight to obese and a significant proportion had previously struggled with previous cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes or hypercholesterolemia.

All had been hospitalized for their infection.

Another study revealed extreme side effects.

Corona study: Structural changes in the lungs - but the results are positive

Just over half of the test subjects showed "persistent physical impairments" even six weeks after they were discharged from the hospital, as the lung specialist

explained.

First of all, at almost 50 percent, there is shortness of breath during exercise.

15 percent of the subjects also complained of persistent coughing.

All in all, an

observed, but the intensity of the complaints would improve significantly as the disease progressed.

In

"of the patients sustained mild to moderate at 88 per cent were loud report says

."

The positive aspect of the study, however, is that these regressed over time in most of the subjects in the study.

There is currently "no evidence of progressive lung damage, such as increasing scarring".

Coronavirus: Study from Austria documents the positive aspect of a long rehabilitation of patients

Another positive aspect of the study can be seen in the results of the impact of structured and long

for patients.

So led

, which belongs to the study team, from: Show "First experiences that diagnosed at discharge from the hospital impairment of

can be significantly improved by a long-term and specific rehabilitation therapy.

Accordingly, the majority of the lung changes are likely to be reversible processes. "

Whether the

and the associated functional impairments will completely subside cannot be foreseen at this point in time.

After six and twelve months, the further course of

the

will be

by means of follow-up examinations.

Meanwhile, they are trying to advance research * for a corona vaccine worldwide - in the end, they had to take a major setback.