Scientists have identified six COVID-19 different types: they all differ in symptoms and severity of the disease, King’s College London scientists reported.
According to Sky News, identifying various types of COVID-19 could be a breakthrough in the treatment of the virus and help identify the risks of developing serious complications in patients.
Here are all six forms:
- ‘Flu-like’ with no fever – Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.
- ‘Flu-like’ with fever – Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.
- Gastrointestinal – Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.
- Severe level one, fatigue – Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.
- Severe level two, confusion – Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.
- Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory – Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
