Fatigue, Headache, Hair Loss most common long-term side effects of Covid-19, says Survey
A survey shows that fatigue, headache and hair loss are most common long-term side effects of Covid-19.
Pronto Consult which specialises in doctor perception studies and pharma market insights in India and West Asia has conducted a survey to study about the side-effects of suffering with Covid-19. The survey was conducted through questionnaires and personal interview method. Howevr, the data has revealed that at least 75% of people, who were infected with Covid-19 have faced long-term effects.
The most common long term side-effect among people was fatigue which is reported by 63% of the sample of 20,000 respondents. However, 53% respondents reported headache 29% complained of hair loss. The data showed that the other side effects were throat pain, intermittent fever, joint pain, skin discoloration, increase in perspiration and depression amongst others.
Dr Hari Natarajan, founder of Pronto Consult, said, “Multiple health experts believe that the long-term Covid-19 may result in a new kind of health crisis, if left unattended. India is now coming out of the second wave, we must not leave this unattended as it may have long term health consequences globally.”
Dr Karishma Shah, co-founder, Pronto Consult, said, “Lots of people were confused as there were no such experiences earlier and people are getting accustomed to this new set of effects.”
