Experts are seeing persistent symptoms in some people recovering from COVID-19.
when interviewed two to three weeks after testing. Experts don't yet know the exact percentage of people who are likely to suffer these long-term effects, or how long the symptoms last.In this file photo taken on August 13, 2020, a lab technician sorts blood samples for a COVID-19 vaccination study at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida.
In this file photo taken on August 13, 2020, a lab technician sorts blood samples for a COVID-19 vaccination study at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida.one-third of the 3,729 doctors surveyed have treated patients with long-term COVID-19 symptoms, including chronic fatigue and loss of the sense of smell. "I would probably see a patient who has complaints of an atypical story of COVID, which is now becoming typical," said ABC News Medical Contributor and board-certified ER physician Dr. Darien Sutton, who served on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City."The symptoms that bring them is shortness of breath. Patients don't seem to get back to normal." "The common symptoms are lethargy and chronic fatigue," explained Sutton. But the problem, he said, is that the medical community still doesn't understand why this happens to some patients and not others, and how long it might last. "We don't have enough cases to develop a trend and don't have enough research to develop a fact," Sutton said. MORE: As Americans brace for 2nd wave of COVID-19, here's why experts predict more infections but lower death rate In addition to fatigue, some of the common symptoms that patients have experienced during their recovery from COVID-19 include muscle weakness, loss of sense of smell, and concentration difficulties. But experts say it's too soon to know if some people will have persistent symptoms that last for months or years, because the pandemic is only about six months old."Some people have a longer story than others," he said."I don't think this is something that is permanent. I think this is something they have longer than others."A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease is treated in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hopital Europeen hospital in Marseille, France, September 8, 2020. A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease is treated in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hopital Europeen hospital in Marseille, France, September 8, 2020."The important thing to note is that statistically, long haulers may be charted as folks who have recovered from the illness -- but in reality, their life is forever changed and they will likely never be the same," said Dr. Sunny Jha, an anesthesiologist caring for COVID-19 patients in a special hospital in Los Angeles. Some universities are creating clinics and centers to assist and monitor patients with symptoms persisting after COVID-19. For instance, the University of Miami's Dr. Raul Mitrani, a cardiologist who specializes in electrophysiology, created a
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