As 'the clock starts ticking' after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead

[brooklynite]

Stat News

The news that President Trump is showing mild signs of Covid-19 infection after testing positive tell us nothing about what the disease might have in store for the commander-in-chief, physicians who treat patients with the illness warn.

And they suggest people the president’s age — he is 74 — who develop Covid-19 often have more subtle symptoms initially that may give way to pneumonia and severe illness.

One of the common early symptoms among elderly Covid patients is a drop in mental acuity or periods of mild confusion — which would be a disconcerting turn of events, if it were to happen to a sitting president.

This is a disease that can and often does confound, with many people experiencing no or very mild symptoms and others progressing to prolonged, debilitating bouts of illness that, in some cases, can lead to death. It’s also a disease that can take its time: People who appear to be recovering can take a turn for the worse at a point where, with other respiratory infections like influenza or colds, one would be expected to be starting to recover.

[Happyhippychick]

1. Gee it would be awful if that happened to him

[saidsimplesimon]

2. Will the WH look like a covid emergency ward soon?

One of the common early symptoms among elderly Covid patients is a drop in mental acuity or periods of mild confusion — which would be a disconcerting turn of events, if it were to happen to a sitting president.

[Midnight Writer]

3. I had a bad intestinal infection a few years back that put me right out of my head.

It was the scariest thing about it, even worse than the pain.

I knew I wasn't thinking straight, but I couldn't snap out of it.

[doc03]

4. He already has a drop in mental acuity and periods of total confusion. It could get

worse?

[crickets]

5. This. How would anyone know if there's anything out of the ordinary going on? nt