Doctors say that there's wide variation in the severity of Covid-19 cases, and how long the symptoms last.
It's now been more than a month since she started experiencing symptoms, and she's still battling a lingering headache, cough and fatigue. Rodriguez is just starting to feel like she can move around her home, but she's still not feeling like her usual energetic self.
It has been a frustrating experience, they say, especially for those who are struggling to get back to work and care for their kids after more than a month of feeling under the weather.The doctors treating Covid-19 patients say it's possible some patients will experience lingering symptoms of the virus for a month or more.
"It doesn't mean that patients can't remain symptomatic for prolonged periods of time as a consequence of their SARS-CoV-2 infection," he said, referring to the formal name of the virus that causes Covid-19.post-Lyme disease syndrome Another physician and public health expert, Dr. Esther Choo, says she has seen Covid-19 cases where the infection seems to last a long time. But she also points out that those who have a virus like Covid-19 are susceptible to secondary infections, which could be bacterial. So she advises patients who are still feeling sick after weeks to see a doctor."When you have a baby disease, which is 4 months old, what you see first is the most common experience," she said.
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