Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students

Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students

Publication date: Jan 04, 2025

Recovered students most commonly reported cough (68. 5%), fever (65. 7%), and headache (62. 7%) in the acute phase. Most participants with prolonged symptoms (56. 9%) reported moderate symptoms during infection. The most common symptoms in this group were loss of smell (82. 7%), loss of taste (82. 7%), and fatigue (82. 7%). In this group, the most common symptoms were loss of smell (41. 3%) and continued shortness of breath (37. 9%). In total, 38,1% of participants in the recovered group were mildly depressed, and 29. 9% was the most common depression level scored. In contrast, moderate depression was the most common depression level (35. 7%) in the persistent-symptom group. One student reported that she had bone pain during COVID-19 incubation, which continued after recovery.

Concepts Keywords
Geriatric Acute
Headache Covid
July Depression
University Group
Infection
Loss
Participants
Persistent
Post
Recovered
Reported
Smell
Students
Symptoms
Taste

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH health status
disease MESH syndrome
disease MESH shortness of breath
disease MESH loss of taste
disease IDO symptom
disease MESH infection
disease IDO acute infection
disease MESH depression
disease MESH loss of smell
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH long COVID

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