Covid-19 – symptoms and immunity

From what we know today, the virus can cause a variety of symptoms. Fever, dry cough, a sore throat and muscle aches are common symptoms and can be expected in the case of any viral respiratory infection. More unexpected symptoms such as lost sense of smell and taste and increased risk of thrombosis/embolism with a serious outcome are also described. The degree of illness is described to range from only mild malaise to full-blown respiratory failure or shock.

As it is a completely new virus, we currently lack a lot of knowledge, especially with regard to antibody development and whether clinical immunity develops after passing infection and, if so, how long and effective this immunity remains. How the pandemic will develop and the consequences for healthcare are currently unclear and difficult to predict. The purpose of the study is to map the pattern of symptoms and antibody development over time in patients with confirmed covid-19 in Region Halland.