British Journal of Ophthalmology.COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms can range from non-existent, where a person does not know they have contracted the virus, to severe, requiring hospitalization.
Over 4.1 million people have died due to COVID-19 globally.Despite primarily being a respiratory disease, COVID-19 can also affect other parts of the body.
A study accepted for publication in the journal BMJ Open found that COVID-19 can also damage various organs.For the study’s authors, this is one of the key reasons why an estimated 1 in 10 people go on to develop what is known as long COVID, where symptoms continue for weeks or months after the acute phase of.