Coronavirus: Six types of COVID-19 identified by scientists in 'major' breakthrough for treatment18 Jul 2020 06:46
Link: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-six-types-of-covid-19-identified-by-scientists-in-major-breakthrough-for-treatment-12030652
I'm hoping researchers have already been given the inside scoop on this, categories / hospitalisation below.
They presented the six distinct clusters - or "types" of COVID-19 - as follows:
1 'Flu-like' with no fever - Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever.
2 'Flu-like' with fever - Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite.
3 Gastrointestinal - Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough.
4 Severe level one, fatigue - Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue.
5 Severe level two, confusion - Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain.
6 Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory - Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, abdominal pain.
It was discovered that only 1.5% of people with cluster 1, 4.4% of people with cluster 2 and 3.3% of people with cluster 3 required breathing support.
But these figures were 8.6%, 9.9% and 19.8% for clusters 4, 5 and 6 respectively - while nearly half of the patients in cluster 6 ended up in hospital, compared with just 16% of those in cluster 1.
The researchers said that, in general, people with clusters 4, 5 or 6 tended to be older and frailer, and were more likely to be overweight and have pre-existing conditions such as diabetes or lung disease than those with type 1, 2 or 3.
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