Coronavirus: 'COVID Tongue' Has Been Identified As A New Coronavirus Symptom, As Per Experts

01/5'COVID tongue' has been identified as a new coronavirus symptom

The number of COVID-19 symptoms have expanded and continued to increase since the outbreak of the deadly virus over 9 months ago. While the bid to contain the spread of the virus continues to rage on, new and unusual symptoms have come to the surface and wreak havoc in the public domain. Although, fever, fatigue and dry cough are some of the most predominant signs of SARs-COV-02, a rare and 'strange symptom' has been established amongst COVID-19 patients in the recent past, which causes infection inside the mouth.

02/5What is this new and rare symptom of COVID-19?

According to an epidemiologist at King’s College London, Professor Tim Spector, one of the unusual warning signs of COVID-19 may be developing in the mouth. He claims to be seeing an increase in the number of COVID patients suffering with uncomfortable symptoms in their mouth, such as coated tongue or 'COVID tongue' as he calls it.

Professor Spector, also a lead scientist on the Zoe Covid Symptom Study App, tweeted about the 'strange symptom' saying, "One in five people with Covid still present with less common symptoms that don't get on the official PHE list - such as skin rashes."

Apart from that, he also claims observing increasing numbers of Covid tongues and strange mouth ulcers in COVID-19 patients.

That said, Spector also included an image of a patient with Covid tongue, showing white patches all over the tongue.

03/5​COVID tongue

COVID tongue can cause patches and ulcers all across your mouth. Though the tongue gets back to normal in a week's time. But if you notice patches on your tongue, you must consult your doctor and get yourself tested.

04/5When should you be alarmed?

COVID tongue' can cause serious infection inside the mouth and also form patches all over the tongue. This may seem alarming initially, it's a harmless condition, which will resolve itself in a few days or weeks.

However, if in case you develop 'COVID tongue' along with other signs of coronavirus, it is important to get yourself diagnosed and confirm whether you have contracted the virus or not. In the meantime, you must self-isolate yourself and take every precautionary measures, so as to contain the spread of the virus.

05/5Other symptoms of COVID-19

While new and unusual symptoms of COVID-19 continue to expand and increase, it is also important to be aware of the most common and classic symptoms. The novel coronavirus brings along wide ranges of medical conditions that can go from mild to severe symptoms. Some of the most common signs of COVID-19 are as follows.

- Fever

- Dry cough

- Sore throat

- Runny and stuffy nose

- Chest pain and shortness of breath

- Fatigue

- Gastrointestinal infection

- Loss of sense of smell and taste