Researchers have uncovered a possible new symptom of COVID-19 – ‘COVID tongue’.
What is happening?
A British researcher recently said there have been more reported cases of people experiencing tongue discoloration, enlargement and other oral problems.
- The researcher – Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London – calls the experience ‘COVID tongue’.
- ‘See an increasing number of COVID tongues and strange mouth sores. If you have a strange symptom or even just have headaches and fatigue, then stay home! he said.
One in five people with Covid still have less common symptoms that do not appear on the official PHE list, such as skin rash. See increasing number of Covid tongues and strange mouth sores. If you have a strange symptom or even just have headaches and fatigue, stay home! pic.twitter.com/V04CiZNilK
– Tim Spector (@timspector) 13 January 2021
Spector said that more than one third of COVID-19 patients – almost 35% – had non-classic symptoms in the first three days of infection.
- He said COVID-19 toes, skin rashes and other warning signs should not be ignored.
- “It’s a good reminder that there are so many different manifestations of this virus than just the classic,” Spector told NBC News.
More unique editions of COVID-19
As early as December, several experts identified a rare result of the new coronavirus – your teeth falling out, as well as serious dental problems, according to The New York Times.
COVID-19 survivors reported that tooth loss was seen due to the virus, reports The New York Times.
- “Gum disease is very sensitive to hyperinflammatory reactions, and COVID long carrier definitely falls into that category,” Scherer told The New York Times.
‘COVID tone’ was another symptom already reported in April, about which I wrote for Deseret News. It is declared, according to USA Today, to be a “presence of purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes.”