Researchers have revealed a possible new symptom of COVID-19 – “COVID tongue.”
What is happening?
A British researcher said recently that more cases have been reported of people with tongue discoloration, enlargement and other mouth problems.
- The researcher – Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London – dubbed the experience “ COVID tongue. ”
- “I see more and more COVID tongues and strange canker sores. If you have a strange symptom or even just a headache and fatigue, stay home! ” he said.
One in five people with Covid still has less common symptoms that are not on the official PHE list, such as a rash. Seeing an increasing number of Covid tongues and strange mouth ulcers. If you have a strange symptom or even just a headache and fatigue, stay home! pic.twitter.com/V04CiZNilK
– Tim Spector (@timspector) January 13, 2021
Spector said more than a third of COVID-19 patients – nearly 35% – have had non-classic symptoms in the first three days of infection.
- He said COVID-19 toes, rashes, and other warning signs shouldn’t be ignored.
- “It is a good reminder that there are so many different manifestations of this virus rather than just the classic one,” Spector told NBC News.
More unique COVID-19 numbers
In December, several experts discovered a rare consequence of the new coronavirus: your teeth are falling out, as well as worsened dental problems, according to The New York Times.
COVID-19 survivors have reported seeing tooth loss as a result of the virus, The New York Times reported.
- “Gum disease is very prone to hyper-inflammatory reactions, and COVID long-haul vehicles certainly fall into that category,” Scherer told The New York Times.
“COVID toes” was another symptom reported in April that I wrote about for Deseret News. These were explained as a “presence of purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes,” said USA Today.