Fig. 1. Range of arthritis symptoms associated with infections.
Musculoskeletal symptoms that can develop during viral infections, including coronavirus infections, range from arthralgia to chronic arthritis. aCoronaviruses refer to the zoonotic coronaviruses severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), SARS-CoV-2 and Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV). bChikungunya, Ross River, Barmah Forest, Sindbis, O’nyong-nyong and Mayaro viruses.