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"Corona tongue": New symptom discovered - researchers from Great Britain warn

2021-01-25T15:44:10.637Z


Experts from London use an app to collect symptoms that indicate a corona infection. They come across the "corona tongue" more and more frequently.


Experts from London use an app to collect symptoms that indicate a corona infection.

They come across the "corona tongue" more and more frequently.

  • British researchers have developed an

    app

    with which

    Corona patients can state

    their

    symptoms *

    .

  • Even with harmless signs of

    Corona *

    the experts therefore advise caution.

  • The so-called

    "corona tongue" is

    becoming more and more common 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

Just like last, when the research team at King's College discovered another

symptom of

an infection with the

coronavirus

, which now seems to be increasingly common 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.

These

symptoms

can even cause problems for those affected for weeks, according to Tim Spector.

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 that you be particularly careful with apparently harmless symptoms such as fatigue or headaches.

After all, not all patients suffer from the common symptoms of an infection with the

coronavirus

.

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.

+

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

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)

* fr.de is part of the collar-wide ribs digital network.

List of rubric lists: © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand

Source: merkur

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