Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is a condition characterized by the emergence of new symptoms or the persistence of existing symptoms for at least two months, three months after the initial infection[1]. Although such a condition has initially been extensively studied, there are still many contra...
Scientists in several laboratories around the world have found that pieces of the coronavirus—they’ve been called “coronavirus ghosts”—can linger in the gut (and heart, eyes, and brain) for months after acute infection, continuing to cause organ damage and symptoms arising from that damage....
Altered gut microbiome has been proposed as one of the plausible mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of PACS; extensive studies have emerged to bridge the gap between the persistent symptoms and the dysbiosis of gut microbiome. Recent clinical trials have indicated that gut microbiome modulation ...
But in many seniors, long covid is difficult to recognize. “The challenge is that nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, pain, confusion, and increased frailty are things we often see in seriously ill older adults. Or people may think, ‘That’s just part of aging...
Fig. 1: Long COVID symptoms and the impacts on numerous organs with differing pathology. The impacts of long COVID on numerous organs with a wide variety of pathology are shown. The presentation of pathologies is often overlapping, which can exacerbate management challenges. MCAS, mast cell acti...
COVID-19; long COVID syndrome; brain fog; memory; neuroinflammation; neuron; neurologic sequelae1. Introduction Up to 25% of patients who have recovered from infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will experience persistent symptoms, known as long COVID [1,...
Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems. At least 65 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have...
Also known as long COVID, the condition involves symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, and cognitive impairment. Using results from human participants, mice, and organoid cultures, the researchers found that long COVID was tied with a decline in serotonin. A viral reservoir in the ...
Long COVID is the patient-coined term for the disease entity whereby persistent symptoms ensue in a significant proportion of those who have had COVID-19, whether asymptomatic, mild or severe. Estimated numbers vary but the assumption is that, of all tho
There has been a lot of talk recently about a variety of diets as ways to manage long COVID symptoms. But what are these diets, and what does the evidence say? Two experts weigh in.