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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021
BASTROP COUNTY INSIDER — ELGIN COURIER
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across the globe would insist it’s felt like vention is actively working to learn more recovered from COVID-19 have reported
much more than a year since their lives about the potential long-term effects as-
were first affected by COVID-19.
sociated with COVID-19. Because of the
More serious long-term complications changes in mood
are being investigated by the CDC. Such
aggregates data from thousands of sources long-term symptoms, which have been complications have thus far appeared to
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As the world continues to combat COVID-
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can get COVID-19 by touching
a surface or object that has the
experiencing difficulty with thinking
and concentration as well as depression.
virus, COVID-19, can be spread
easily from person to person,
particularly through respira-
tory droplets acquired when
someone with the virus coughs
to more severe illness. Reac-
tions to COVID-19 can differ
from individual to individual.
It’s believed that symptoms of
COVID- 19 can appear in as
few as two days or as long as 14
Please give a warm welcome to our newest team member,
Pat Padgett! We are extremely excited and could not be
happier to have Pat be a part of the Padgett Hearing Aid
Center family once again!
When we first met Pat, 5 years ago, he became our mentor
and friend. What an honor it was when we took over his
practice that he started over 45 years ago! His experience,
love and passion for helping people with hearing loss is
• Cough
• Joint pain
• Chest pain
In addition to those symptoms, the
CDC notes that some people who have
in mid-February 2020. The public is
understandably concerned, but educat-
ing oneself about COVID-19 and coro-
naviruses in general can assuage some
fears.
something he will never retire from.
Pat is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. He
enjoys the outdoors and is an avid sportsman. Client care,
reliability and helping people hear better are his number one
priorities. He will go above and beyond to meet your needs.
The transition is going to be smooth and easy. Feel free to
reach out to me directly if you should have any questions or
concerns. We can’t wait to see what the future holds!
experience these symptoms.
• Cardiovascular: Inflammation of the
heart muscle
• Respiratory: Lung function abnormal-
ities
• Renal: Acute kidney injury
• Dermatologic: Rash, hair loss
• Neurological: Smell and taste prob-
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PadgettHearing.com
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The dawn of 2020 ushered in many Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. In late number of international locations. Both
newsworthy headlines, but few have 2019, Chinese authorities identified the the World Health Organization and The
turned the heads of the masses as new virus, which has resulted in scores Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
sharply as the arrival of a novel coro- of confirmed cases in China, and ad- tion have closely monitored the coro-
navirus that was first identified in ditional cases identified in a growing navirus, which was named COVID-19
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In 2019, a new type of coro- The CDC says that COVID-19
navirus not previously identi- also is believed to be spread
fied was discovered in China, from animals to people. It’s
Like other coronaviruses, this currently unclear if a person
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As the end of winter draws near, much Nearly 62 million COVID-19 patients re-
of the world is marking its one-year anni- covered from the virus by early 2021, but
versary living under COVID-19-related re- many of those people may suffer from
strictions. That’s certainly not a milestone long-term health effects.
worthy of celebration, and many people The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
By the time the calendar finally turned relative infancy of the virus, it’s impossi- Recovering patients also have reported lems, sleep issues, difficulty with concen-
from 2020 to 2021, tens of millions of peo- ble to know just how long the long-term symptoms like muscle pain, headache, tration, memory problems
pie across the globe had been infected with side effects in recovered patients will last, intermittent fever, and heart palpitations. • Psychiatric: depression, anxiety,
WHAT IS A CORONAVIRUS?
Medical News Today reports pneumonia and severe acute tibodies do not last or work
that coronaviruses typically respiratory syndrome, or SARS. for very long, so a person who
affect the respiratory tracts of Coronaviruses were given their becomes ill can catch the same
mammals. Coronaviruses are name based on the crown-like virus again a few months later,
responsible for between 15 and projections on their surfaces (in Also, antibodies for one strain
30 percent of common colds. Latin, “corona” means “halo” of coronavirus may not be ef-
They’re also associated with or “crown”). Coronavirus an- fective against other strains.
WHAT IS COVID-19?
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in real time, by early January 2021 there documented to linger anywhere from sev- be less common, though the CDC cautions learning more about the virus, including
were more than 87 million documented eral weeks to even months after recovery, that more research and time is needed to some long-term side effects that could
cases of COVID-19 and nearly two mil- • Fatigue determine clinical care for COVID-19 as affect patients after they have recovered,
lion virus-related deaths across the globe. • Shortness of breath well as how many people may ultimately TF213780
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Hodges, Julianne. Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 17, 2021, newspaper, March 17, 2021; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555657/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.