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Why Covid patients suffer from fatigue, lack of breath for long

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In what could explain why some patients suffer from long Covid-induced lung problems, a new investigation of deceased patients has shed light on possible lung damage caused by the novel coronavirus.

The study shows the unique characteristics to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may explain why patients suffer from ‘long COVID’ and experience the effects of the disease for months with a feeling of fatigue and lack of breath.

To dig deeper, researchers led by King’s College London analysed the organs of 41 patients who died of Covid-19 at the University Hospital of Trieste, Italy.

The team took lung, heart, liver, and kidney samples to examine the behaviour of the virus.

The findings showed extensive lung damage in most cases, with patients experiencing profound disruption of the normal lung structure and the transformation of respiratory tissue into fibrotic material.

Almost 90 per cent of patients showed two additional characteristics that were quite unique to Covid-19 compared to other forms of pneumonia.

First, patients showed extensive blood clotting of the lung arteries and veins (thrombosis).

Second, several lung cells were abnormally large and had many nuclei, resulting from the fusion of different cells into single large cells.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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