Since the start of the epidemic, we have heard a lot about the most serious forms of the disease. And it's normal. In the urgency of the situation, doctors are studying these forms as a priority, responsible for breathing disorders leading to hospitalization and sometimes to death. But 80 to 85% of patients infected with the coronavirus will not be hospitalized. Reclusive at home, they will sometimes be surprised by the violence of the symptoms they face.
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“The fever fluctuates. Each action requires an enormous effort, the impression of having passed under a steamroller. I didn't think it could be that long and hard, ” says Hélène, who has been sick for more than ten days , by SMS. "A headache that has only gotten worse, the impression of having lungs on fire, of not seeing the end of the tunnel," breathes Juliette on the phone.
Difficulty swallowing, extreme fatigue, loss of taste and smell are very often described by the patients we follow
France Cazenave-Roblot, infectiologist at the Poitiers University Hospital“After 12 particularly difficult days, I no longer have a fever or pain, but remain the immense fatigue, cough, nausea and loss
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