The Covid-19 Pandemic Throwing Up Disturbing Medical Signs

Intro:

As the pandemic spreads far and wide, specialists are starting to figure out the extent of the damage it can do to the human body in ways that we have never heard of moving forward. Seen at first as a reason for viral pneumonia during the chaos it caused in China, it's currently developing as a perplexing pathogen fit for harming the body in a heap of unforeseen ways and deadly at times. Clinical signs go from regular cold-like manifestations and bronchitis to increasingly serious malady, for example, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure, and even death. The ailment may happen as an immediate aftereffect of viral disease, just as the body's reaction to it. Here's a depiction of a portion of the manifestations Covid-19 causes, including some you probably won't have heard about.

Brain:

Dysfunction of the blood vessels and associated clotting and bleeding disorders may cause strokes in the brain. Patients may likewise encounter impaired consciousness, confusion, dizziness, headache, poor motor control, hallucinations, and delirium.

Gastrointestinal tract:

Infection of the digestive tract leads to diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and nausea, to be precise infection of the cells lining the digestive tract. Blood vessel blockages brought about by abnormal clotting resulted in damage to the bowel, requiring surgery and resection

Heart:

Cardiovascular injury leading to irregular heartbeat, heart failure may occur resulting in excess strain, inflammation of the corona artery and heart muscles, blood clots, and multi-organ illness. Infection, inflammation, and fever in individuals with pre-existing blockages may cause their fatty plaques to break off, resulting in blocking or stopping blood flow to tissues and organs.

Blood:

Fever and inflammation can disrupt blood vessels, rendering blood cells increasingly prone to clumping, while at the same time meddling with the body's capacity to dissolve clots. That may trigger a clotting cascade that can prompt blood-vessel blockages in tissues and organs all through the body. Perilous clots in the arteries of the lung, known as aspiratory emboli, may happen considerably after indications of the disease have settled. Blood vessels that are damaged may be prone to bleeding. In kids, inflammation of arteries and veins triggered by excessive immune activation may cause an ailment like Kawasaki sickness, an inflammatory disorder.

Lungs:

The infection damages the epithelial cells that line and protect the respiratory tract just as the dividers of the modest grape-like air sacs, or alveoli, through which gas exchanges happen to oxygenate the blood. Damage to alveoli and inflammation in the lungs can cause pneumonia, resulting in shortness of breath and chest pain.  In serious cases, the absence of oxygen can trigger intense respiratory distress leading to multi-organ failure. 

Kidneys:

As a result of infection, acute kidney injury resulting from clots and impaired blood supply.

Skin:

Rashes, discoloration of the legs, small red dots on legs, and abdomen are part of paraviral dermatoses resulting from the body's immune response to the virus, and at the same time superficial blood vessel damage beneath the skin.

Toes:

Purple rashes that resemble more or like chickenpox, measles, or chilblains may show up on the feet, particularly children and young adults.

Nose and tongue:

While the infection can cause a wheezing and runny nose, typical symptoms of common cold, it can likewise upset the olfactory system, causing an unexpected loss of smell known as anosmia. The taste may likewise get affected in a condition known as dyguesia.

Stay Safe, Practice Hygiene & Social Distancing!