What should I do if I develop COVID-19 after being diagnosed? Who is more likely to get COVID-19?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:46 am
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan has exceeded 10% of the total population. Many patients ask, "Will there be any sequelae after recovery?" Experts analyzed data from the UK and found that 7.1% of patients infected with the Omicron variant developed Long COVID sequelae. There may be Symptoms such as chest tightness and difficulty breathing can even make it impossible to live a normal life in severe cases. How to live with the sequelae and gradually return to normal life? Central News Agency has compiled relevant questions and answers to help you understand:
What is COVID-19?
According to the "Guidelines for People Who Have Recovered from Infection" published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) will gradually improve for the average person within 4 weeks after contracting the disease. But some patients continue to experience symptoms four weeks or more after infection. This situation is called long-COVID or post-COVID-syndrome.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines such long-term ivory coast telegram effects as COVID-19 post-acute infection syndrome (Post COVID-19 Condition), which refers to unexplained symptoms that persist for more than 2 months 3 months after being infected with the virus. symptom. These symptoms often have life-changing consequences.
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He Meixiang, an adjunct researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Academia Sinica, analyzed data from the British Office for National Statistics and found that the proportion of COVID-19 sequelae after infection with Omicron variant strains was 7.1%. After three doses of the vaccine, the proportion of patients infected with Omicron type BA.1 and BA.2 each have about 8% and 9% of patients with COVID-19. In addition, according to a Japanese study that has not yet been peer-reviewed, the proportion of Omicron growing new crowns is 5.6%, which is far lower than the 55.6% of the Delta mutant strain.
What is COVID-19?
According to the "Guidelines for People Who Have Recovered from Infection" published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) will gradually improve for the average person within 4 weeks after contracting the disease. But some patients continue to experience symptoms four weeks or more after infection. This situation is called long-COVID or post-COVID-syndrome.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines such long-term ivory coast telegram effects as COVID-19 post-acute infection syndrome (Post COVID-19 Condition), which refers to unexplained symptoms that persist for more than 2 months 3 months after being infected with the virus. symptom. These symptoms often have life-changing consequences.
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He Meixiang, an adjunct researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Academia Sinica, analyzed data from the British Office for National Statistics and found that the proportion of COVID-19 sequelae after infection with Omicron variant strains was 7.1%. After three doses of the vaccine, the proportion of patients infected with Omicron type BA.1 and BA.2 each have about 8% and 9% of patients with COVID-19. In addition, according to a Japanese study that has not yet been peer-reviewed, the proportion of Omicron growing new crowns is 5.6%, which is far lower than the 55.6% of the Delta mutant strain.