As experts delve further into understanding the complexities of COVID-19 infections, many alarming and unprecedented facts are coming to light. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago, its implications are still widely felt to this day, and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly urged countries to invest in scientific research and rehabilitation, citing the dire consequences. A report on post-COVID disorders with a comprehensive list of symptoms was released in December 2021 by the UN health agency. Over time, it was discovered that the disease had a host of additional diagnoses, some of which could be fatal.
The WHO data also supports a number of studies that found that women experience COVID in a more severe way than men over a long period of time. According to a new WHO report, “The modeling also suggests that women are twice as likely as men to have a long period of COVID.” In addition, in severe cases of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, one in three women and one in five men are likely to develop long-term COVID-19.
The long-term effects of COVID-19 have been identified by the WHO as fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive impairment. According to the Global Health Observer, long-term suffering is more likely to have an effect on psychological well-being. Female patients reported a wide range of symptoms, such as fatigue, ear, nose and throat problems, anxiety disorders and gastrointestinal problems. According to a University of Minnesota study, men were significantly more likely than women to experience endocrinological conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease.
More than 144 million people worldwide are affected by the long-term COVID-19, according to a recent study. In addition, between 10 and 20 percent of those who have contracted the coronavirus actually show long-term COVID-19 symptoms. This indicates that 4% of those who have contracted the virus may have long-term COVID, although in reality this number could be significantly higher, given that now many people have not been tested for it.
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