Monday, May 11, 2020

"COVID Toes"

"COVID Toes" the New Possible Symptom for this Infection


Doctors in the United States recently have discovered a new possible symptom for COVID-19. Many call it "COVID toes", referring to the area in which its located. Its shown as some sort of frostbite on your toes or hands.


Dermatologists in the United States recommend to get tested if this appears in your body, because it could be a sign of the virus. As well, conjuntivitis, Anosmia and other symptoms.



There's not a concrete explanation to this issue, nor confirmation, but the Medical Community in such country are testing to see if this could be possible. This new possible symptom has left a lot of people shocked even so, there are many theories originated in the medical community supporting the veracity of it.

Some say it's because of the inflammation the virus causes in your whole body, another is that this virus possibly leads to vasculitis, which means the walls of the blood vessels themselves are becoming inflamed. And the final one states it can be due to blood cloths in the vessels of the skin. 


ONUSIDA y China trabajan juntos durante el brote de COVID-19 para ...Neither of these theories are confirmed nor denied, so they all could be true. In fact, Dr. Esther Freeman, a dermatologist and epidemiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a faculty member at Harvard's medical school says it can be a combination of all of these. 


This virus definitely keeps surprising us, and we must be prepared for anything that comes. 

María Camila Montes, Step 10.