Eldorado 57,563 #1 Posted January 21 Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, public attention has mainly focused on the number of people who become severely ill and die from COVID-19. But what's become clear in recent months is the large and growing group of people who continue to deal with prolonged symptoms long after their original illness. In a recent study posted on the preprint server medRxiv, analysis of an international survey of more than 3,700 respondents with COVID-19 found that over two-thirds were still experiencing numerous symptoms at 6 months, with significant impacts on patients' lives and livelihoods. Respondents with symptoms for more than 6 months said they are experiencing an average of nearly 14 symptoms across multiple organ systems. Full article at University of Minnesota CIDRAP: Link 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stereologist 24,558 #2 Posted January 21 This is an important issue that has been avoided by those pretending that COVID-19 only kills a few elderly people and that lock downs should only apply to those at risk. The long haulers were the original source of the idea of reinfection. It is these long haulers that had recurring bouts of the symptoms that early on claimed they were infected again, sometimes only a month after their original infection. Studies of patients showed that many did have lingering, objectively observable issues. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spartan max2 18,134 #3 Posted January 21 From what I've been reading from articles and the long haulers on Reddit it looks like Long Covid might be the immune system not shutting off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acute 68,003 #4 Posted January 21 Long Covid is no fun. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor Witness 2,473 #5 Posted January 26 (edited) On 1/21/2021 at 9:07 AM, spartan max2 said: From what I've been reading from articles and the long haulers on Reddit it looks like Long Covid might be the immune system not shutting off. The virus integrates itself into the host, and it partially reengineers parts of us. Our immune system can see the left-over fingerprints. There are parts and pieces of the virus scattered all over the place. It’s like an EF5 tornado has hit, in some cases. Edited January 26 by Raptor Witness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
