ANALYSIS OF SYMPTOMS PRESENTED BY PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS DISEASE IN NOVA SANTA ROSA – PARANÁ
Abstract
Objective: the study aims to analyze and quantify the symptoms presented by patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nova Santa Rosa – Paraná, between June 2020 and June 2021. Methodology: data was collected at the Basic Unit Health Department manually directly from the notification forms and medical records and transferred to a digital spreadsheet. Results: 631 patients took part in the study, of which 581 (91%) were symptomatic and 50 (9%) asymptomatic. There were 26 different symptoms among the patients, the most common being cough (61%), headache (56%), sore throat (48%), myalgia (45%), fever (41%) and weakness (40%). Among the symptomatic ones, most were female and were between 31 and 40 years old. Both among men and among women the main symptom was coughing. In patients with some risk factor, cough was also the most observed symptom. The main risk factors among those infected were Hypertension (57%), Diabetes (20%) and heart disease (20%). Conclusion: from the analyzes it is concluded that in the study population, COVID-19 was more prevalent among women and young adults (31 to 40 years). It was found that cough was the most common symptom, as well as hypertension as the most observed risk factor. The analysis of symptoms is essential in a disease, in COVID-19 there was the presentation of several symptoms, some uncommon and rare, but the ones that most prevailed are very similar among the reports.
Author Biographies
He has completed high school at Colégio Estadual Marechal Gaspar Dutra (2017) and graduated in pharmacy from Centro Universitário Assis Gurgacz.
Medical student at Assis Gurgacz University Center.
Graduated in Pharmacy with a specialization in Clinical Analysis from the State University of Maringá (1997-2001). Master's degree in Molecular Biology with a dissertation in the field of Biochemistry (2002-2004) from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and Doctorate in Health Sciences with a thesis in the area of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases from the State University of Maringá (2015-2018). Currently, he is a professor in the Chemistry and Clinical Analysis department at the University Center of the Assis Gurgacz Foundation. He has research projects related to clinical and toxicological analysis, where he holds the position of research leader
She holds a doctorate from the Biosciences and Pathophysiology Program at the State University of Maringá (2018), a Master's degree in Sciences from the Federal University of São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina (2006), and a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry from the State University of Maringá (2003). She is currently a professor in the Pharmacy program at the University Center of the Assis Gurgacz Foundation and works as an appointed inspector in the Health Surveillance department of the Municipality of Cascavel.
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