Scientists have shown that there are seven “forms of disease” in mild COVID-19, and that the novel coronavirus infection leaves behind significant changes in the immune system even after 10 weeks, findings which may aid in the treatment of patients, and in the development of a potent vaccine.
The study, published in the journal Allergy, involving 109 recovered COVID-19 patients and 98 healthy individuals in the control group, showed that various symptoms related to COVID-19 occur in groups.
In the research, scientists, including those from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, identified seven groups of symptoms including ”flu-like symptoms” with fever, chills, fatigue and cough, “common cold-like symptoms” with rhinitis, sneezing, dry throat and nasal congestion, and ”joint and muscle pain”.
They said patients may also experience “eye and mucosal inflammation”…