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Sarah Caroline Jarvis MBE is a general practitioner working in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, and she also works in the mass media to promote health. She was educated at Millfield and qualified as a medical doctor in July 1986 from University of Oxford.

Coronavirus: How long does it take to recover?

Apr 18,2020 7:21 pm

Covid-19 only, by The End of 2019, but there are already signs, it can take a long time for some patients to return to full health.

Recovery time depends on how sick you become in the First Place . Some People shake the Disease quickly, but for other permanent problems it can leave.

age, gender, and other health problems, all increase The Risk of serious illness from Covid-19.

The more invasive treatment you will get, and the longer they performed, the more recovery is likely.

What if I have only mild Symptoms ?

Most of the people, the Covid-19 only the main Symptoms - cough or fever will develop. But you were able to experience, pain in the limbs, fatigue, neck pain and headaches.

The cough is initially dry, but Some People will eventually begin to cough up mucus with dead lung cells killed by The Virus .

the Symptoms are treated with bed rest, plenty of fluids and pain relief such as paracetamol.

people with mild Symptoms should have a good and speedy recovery.

The Fever and should recover in less than a week, although the World Health Organization (WHO) says that it takes Two Weeks on average.

What if I have more severe Symptoms ?

The Disease can be much more serious for some. This tends to happen about seven to 10 days after infection.

The transformation can suddenly. The breathing becomes difficult and the lungs to get inflamed. This is because although The Body 's immune system tries to fight Back - it is an overreaction, and The Body is actually Collateral Damage .

Some People need to be in the hospital for oxygen therapy.

GP Sarah Jarvis says: "The shortness of breath can improve take some time. The Body is always scarring and inflammation. "

she says, it could recover take anywhere from two to eight weeks, to stay with fatigue.

What if I need intensive care?

estimates of The Who , are in need of intensive care, the non-sedated and put on a respirator.

It is time to recover from any spell in an intensive or Critical Care unit (ICU), no matter what the Disease . Patients are moved to a normal ward, before you go home.

Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, says that it is 12 to 18 Months to return to normal after each spell in intensive care medicine.

Spend a long Time In a hospital bed leads to muscle mass loss. The patients are weak and muscle will take some time to rebuild. Some People need to have physiotherapy to walk again.

Coronavirus rehabilitation in France

Because of what goes through The Body , the ICU,

"It's another element of this illness seems to be Viral fatigue is definitely a big factor," says Paul Twose, intensive care medicine, physiotherapist in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

There are reports from China and Italy, the whole body weakness, shortness of breath, after each stage of loading, a persistent cough and irregular breathing. Plus need a lot of sleep.

"We know that patients take months for a considerable time, perhaps, to have a rest. "

But it is difficult to generalize. Some People spend relatively short periods of Time In intensive care, while others are ventilated for weeks.

coronavirus on my health in the long term?

We don't know for sure, since there is no long-term data, but we can on other conditions.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (Ards called) develops in patients whose immune system goes into overdrive, causing damage to the lungs.

"There's really good data that, even five years down The Line , the people continued Mr Twose said The End of physical and mental difficulties,".

Dr. James Gill , a GP and senior lecturer at Warwick Medical School , says that people also need to improve Mental Health support Regeneration.

"you find breathing difficult, then The Doctor says" We need to you to a ventilator. We need to put you to sleep. You want to Say Goodbye to your family?'.

"PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder], in this extremely severe patients, little is not surprised. It is a significant psychological scars for many. "

There is the possibility that even some of the mild cases can leave patients with long-term health problems such as fatigue remains.

How many people have recovered?

is Always an exact number is difficult.

As of April 15, two million Infected .

Covid-19 patient kisses the ground and left in Morocco

But also the countries have different shooting methods. Some are not post-recovery figures and many light infections will be missed.

Between 99-99. 5% of people recover.

Can I catch Covid-19 again?

It was a lot of speculation, but little evidence, how durable is the immunity is. If the patient to combat successfully from The Virus , an immune response must be established,.

reports of patients Infected twice can only be down to testing the wrong recording, you were free of The Virus .

- The immunity issue is crucial for understanding whether people are newly Infected , and how effective a vaccine can be.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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