Professor Tim Spector has said that people may notice changes to their fingernails after a Covid infection. Professor Spector, who is the principal investigator of the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app, said that the difference can happen even if you did not experience any other symptoms of Covid-19.
Here’s what you need to know: What do ‘Covid nails’ look like? Professor Spector noted that people who have a clear line , which creates a prominent ridge, growing out of the nail may have had Covid before. People may also notice discoloration under their nails if they have previously had the virus.
A horizontal line across the nail could be a sign of a previous COVID-19.
If “COVID nails” were an infection marker it could be as useful as an antibody test, Prof Spector said.
The lines can happen on the fingers or toes and are harmless.
Odd-looking nails could be a sign of previous coronavirus infection, a top UK scientist has said.
Horizontal lines across the nail that appear several months after catching coronavirus can happen in both fingers and toes, Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College, told Insider.
Spector, who leads the world’s largest coronavirus symptom study, said that he’d received multiple anecdotal reports of so-called COVID nails from people using the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app, a symptom tracker with more than 4 million users globally.
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A horizontal line across the nail could be a sign of a previous Covid-19 infection.
If Covid nails were an infection marker it could be as useful as an antibody test, Professor Tim Spector said.
The lines can happen on the fingers or toes and are harmless.
Odd-looking nails could be a sign of previous coronavirus infection, a top UK scientist has said.
Horizontal lines across the nail that appear several months after catching coronavirus can happen in both fingers and toes, Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King s College, told Insider.
Professor Tim Spector has said that people may notice changes to their fingernails after a Covid infection. Professor Spector, who is the principal investigator of the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app, said that the difference can happen even if you did not experience any other symptoms of Covid-19.
Here’s what you need to know: What do ‘Covid nails’ look like? Professor Spector noted that people who have a clear line , which creates a prominent ridge, growing out of the nail may have had Covid before. People may also notice discoloration under their nails if they have previously had the virus.
A horizontal line across the nail could be a sign of a previous COVID-19.
If COVID nails were an infection marker it could be as useful as an antibody test, Prof Spector said.
The lines can happen on the fingers or toes and are harmless.
Odd-looking nails could be a sign of previous coronavirus infection, a top UK scientist has said.
Horizontal lines across the nail that appear several months after catching coronavirus can happen in both fingers and toes, Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King s College, told Insider.
Spector, who leads the world s largest coronavirus symptom study, said that he d received multiple anecdotal reports of so-called COVID nails from people using the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app, a symptom tracker with more than 4 million users globally.