Corona disease without noticing it? Many infected people only have these inconspicuous symptoms

Researchers have found that certain symptoms in corona patients can be the only signs of infection.

• Researchers from

  Canada

  publish a new

  study

  on possible signs of

  Covid-19 infection

  .

• Many Corona * patients obviously only suffer from

  gastrointestinal complaints

  .

• Gastrointestinal

  symptoms

  could indicate a severe course of the infection.

Kassel - We now know that a

cannot necessarily only

similar to the flu.

Because even if most

patients suffer from flu-like symptoms, the virus can spread not only in the respiratory tract, but also in other organs.

The

is often

affected.

Corona: gastrointestinal symptoms are common - and can be the only signs

As researchers from

now found out, gastrointestinal complaints occur more frequently in corona patients than initially assumed.

Early reports from the early days of the

reported corresponding

in up to 50 percent of infected patients.

However, these signs were only noticed as a side

a

.

The fact that nausea,

and diarrhea can now appear as the only signs of

disease is surprising.

The Canadian scientists from the

to

this conclusion

after a new study.

New study: does every sixth corona patient only show gastrointestinal symptoms?

A research group led by the physician Mitchell Wilson evaluated a total of 36 studies that recorded the symptoms of

patients.

The scientists also used some methods to examine the

.

The result shows that about 18 percent of all infected people had

.

In the case of 16 percent of the people examined, these

the only signs of the

.

This would mean that at least one in six corona patients only suffers from gastrointestinal complaints and has no other complaints.

The symptoms of an infection with the #Coronavirus can be very different.

However, since the disease is very mild in most cases, it is important that we adhere to the AHA formula in order not to unknowingly infect others.

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- BMG (@BMG_Bund) July 31, 2020

Researchers from Canada: Symptoms could indicate a severe corona course

In addition, the researchers from the University of Alberta found that there are apparently some typical indications that indicate a

infection when examinations of the abdominal cavity

are carried out

using

: For example, some

patients show inflammation of the thin and thin areas Large intestine, as well as air in the intestinal wall and even

.

Even if these

rather rare, they could indicate patients with a severe course of

: "When we see these things, we do not necessarily know that a patient has Covid-19.

Because there are various possible causes.

One of these possible causes, however, is infection with the

”said physician and radiologist Mitchell Wilson.

Gastrointestinal symptoms?

According to researchers, this could be a corona infection

Wilson further explains that the

pathogens infect the cells of the intestine and can then cause visible changes in the gastrointestinal tract.

Such

could also

mean

an illness from the

.

The study results were published in the journal "Abdominal Radiology".

According to the doctor, people who

suffer from

diarrhea,

or vomiting should definitely

think about

a possible

.

Wilson also warns that compliance with the

particularly important in the current situation.

(Nail Akkoyun)

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