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As for why COVID can cause a head cold (which includes headaches and a fever), one theory is that COVID triggers the trigeminal nerve, which sends feelings of pain, touch and temperature from your ...
Longer-term effects of COVID-19 have become a prevalent aspect of the disease itself. These symptoms can be referred to as many different names including post-COVID-19 syndrome, long COVID, and long haulers syndrome. An overall definition of post-COVID conditions (PCC) can be described as a range of symptoms that can last for weeks or months. [83]
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Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye or Madras eye, [4] [5] is inflammation of the conjunctiva and the inner surface of the eyelid. [6] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the morning. [1] Swelling of the sclera ...
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COVID-19 is the deadliest pandemic in US history; [360] it was the third-leading cause of death in the US in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [361] From 2019 to 2020, US life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans. [ 362 ]
In general, COVID-19 causes inflammation in the body, says infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “A COVID infection ...
Coronavirus diseases are caused by viruses in the coronavirus subfamily, a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, the group of viruses cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal.