The most prevalent post-COVID symptoms were fatigue and mental health problems, according to MoS Health Prataprao Jadhav addressing Rajya Sabha

 NEW DELHI: According to the ICMR, post-Covid problems might affect many organs and include pulmonary, cardiovascular, haematological, neuropsychiatric, dermatological, renal, gastrointestinal, or endocrine issues. This was disclosed before the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday by Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav.As to Jadhav's written response, the most often seen symptoms at all follow-ups were dyspnea, weariness, and mental health difficulties, based on data from 31 hospitals in India's National Clinical Registry for COVID-19.

At the first follow-up, 30–60 days after discharge, dyspnea, fatigue, and mental health problems were reported by 18.6%, 10.5%, and 9.3% of the 8,042 participants. These percentages dropped to 11.9%, 6.6%, and 9% in 2,192 people after a year, the speaker stated.

In terms of geographic locations, a meta-analysis of 194 studies conducted in Europe (106 studies), Asia (49 studies), North and South America (31 studies), and other continents (8 studies) showed that the most common symptom reported by hospitalized, non-hospitalized, and mixed populations is fatigue, with rates of 28.4%, 34.8 percent, and 25.2%, respectively.

The literature indicates that among hospitalized patients, the following five symptoms were most common: exhaustion (28.4%, 70 studies), pain/discomfort (27.9%, 10 studies), impaired sleep (23.5%, 34 studies), dyspnea (22.6%), and impaired usual activities (22.3%). Jadhav gave the RS notice.

"Complications from COVID-19 are complex. Post-COVID problems can be caused by immune system dysregulation, autoimmunity, dysbiosis, microthrombi, systemic fibrosis, autonomic dysfunction, or persistent CNS infection, according to the expert.

According to Jadhav, in addition to exhaustion, other symptoms that are frequently mentioned include malaise, dyspnea, chronic loss of taste or smell, headache, low-grade fever, palpitations, depression, and pains in the muscles and joints.

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