Typical corona symptoms are fever and the loss of the sense of taste.
There are also patients whose tongue changes.
Coronaviruses enter our body through mucous membranes.
These include the oral and nasal mucosa *.
As reported by the Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen, among others, an infection with the coronavirus can affect not only the sense of smell and taste but also the oral mucosa.
This could lead to an increased sensitivity of the skin and the mucous membranes in the mouth.
Changes on the tongue surface are also possible, as corona patients report.
Red dots on the tongue should be able to indicate Covid-19.
So the assumption of Tim Spector from King's College London, as RTL reported.
According to this, the "corona tongue" should be able to go hand in hand with swellings, deposits and dots.
“
For example, if you have a swollen or coated tongue as the only symptom, you should definitely watch it
and be careful.
If there are other symptoms, such as loss of taste or smell, you should contact a doctor immediately, "RTL quotes the doctor.
Christian Specht.
However, almost any viral infection would cause symptoms such as a swollen tongue, rashes on the skin, and skin changes in the mouth, according to Specht.
These are physical reactions that can lead to the penetration of pathogens
.
The experience report of a corona patient also shows: A corona infection can also show up on the tongue.
"It has continued in waves to this day" - Corona patient with blisters on her tongue
In the pharmacy survey interview, the person affected tells how the coronavirus infection affected her.
In March 2020, she and her whole family fell ill.
But she had been hit worst herself, having to be admitted to hospital with shortness of breath.
Her condition improved, but months later - at the end of May 2020 - she struggled with ailments: “It has continued in waves to this day.
Yes, there are actually good days now.
Days when I think: Now things are looking up, really.
But setbacks are still inevitable.
There are lymph nodes that are suddenly thick again, severe sore throat, vesicles on the tongue
.
Yesterday I did a little tinkering in the garden, strength was there at short notice.
But then you stand in front of these stairs and wonder how you can get up there.
Or also: How you should ever manage something like a normal working day again, "the 52-year-old is quoted as saying.
Oral hygiene also plays an important role in terms of prevention, as the Zahnärzte Nymphenburg portal quotes the German Society for Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: "There are now data that in areas where the lack of oral hygiene more diseases such as Caries or periodontal disease, and more and more fatal courses of corona disease are recorded ”.
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A healthy oral mucosa and an intact immune system are the first defense against the virus penetrating and spreading to the lungs
.
A sick oral mucosa, for example periodontitis, makes the organism more susceptible to infection with the Covid-19 virus, ”it continues.
(jg)
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More sources: https://www.zm-online.de/news/gesellschaft/sars-cov-2-beeintraechtigt-auch-das-mundgefuehl/;
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.04.20090902v3
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