{"id":12859,"date":"2020-04-25T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=12859"},"modified":"2020-05-19T20:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:53:56","slug":"doctors-report-people-in-their-30s-and-40s-with-covid-19-are-having-strokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/doctors-report-people-in-their-30s-and-40s-with-covid-19-are-having-strokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors Report People in Their 30s and 40s With COVID-19 Are Having Strokes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Microscopic view of a infectious virus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Doctors are now reporting cases where the coronavirus (COVID-19) may be causing blood clots and consequently, strokes<\/a> in a small number of people in their 30s and 40s. These young and middle-aged patients, some who did not know they had COVID-19, were \u201cnot otherwise terribly ill,\u201d CNN reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe virus seems to be causing increased clotting in the large arteries, leading to severe stroke,\u201d Dr. Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, told CNN. \u201cOur report shows a seven-fold increase in incidence of sudden stroke in young patients during the past two weeks. Most of these patients have no past medical history and were at home with either mild symptoms (or in two cases, no symptoms) of [COVID-19].\u201d<\/p>\n

For weeks, doctors have been seeing mysterious blood clots in some COVID-19 patients. Blood clotting is a risk for any critically ill patient, especially if they are immobilized and on a ventilator. But an early study\u00a0suggested a higher rate of blood clotting in COVID-19 patients<\/a> compared to patients with respiratory failure who were not infected, according to WebMD.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe still need more controlled data, but based on clinical observations and the few studies that have been published, it looks like thrombosis [blood clotting] is more common in these patients,\u201d Adam Cuker, MD, a hematologist and associate professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, told WebMD.<\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, experts have learned that the virus causes more than respiratory symptoms for patients. Along with telltale signs such as a fever, cough and shortness or breath and severe difficulty breathing in serious cases, research suggests COVID-19 can lead to a wide range of other symptoms. These symptoms may include\u00a0digestive issues<\/a>,\u00a0pink eye<\/a>,\u00a0sudden loss of smell or taste<\/a>, and in rarer cases,\u00a0heart and neurological issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A recent\u00a0study published in JAMA Cardiology<\/a>\u00a0suggested that some patients can experience heart symptoms due to COVID-19 that may mimic a heart attack. The small study of 187 COVID-19 patients in China found that about\u00a020% of those hospitalized<\/a>\u00a0showed signs of heart damage, likely related to SARS-CoV2 infection. Many of these patients did not have any underlying heart disease, and those who presented with heart problems had a more severe course of illness.<\/p>\n

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The CDC highlighted that confusion, disorientation or lethargy can be signs of a severe SARS-CoV2 infection. A\u00a0New York Times report<\/a>\u00a0indicated that neurologists are finding that in rare cases, the virus can impact the brain in other ways as well. Some COVID-19 patients are admitted to the hospital with an altered mental status, which can include loss of speech, seizures, inability to recall basic information and staring off into space. The cause of these issues isn\u2019t clear, but it could be due to inflammation in the brain or a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream.<\/p>\n

What Are the Symptoms of COVID-19?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From the beginning, the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>\u00a0listed three major COVID-19 symptoms that could appear anywhere from two to 14 days after exposure to COVID-19:<\/p>\n