Long COVID is a term used to describe the effects of COVID-19 that persist for weeks or months beyond the initial illness. Long COVID can typically develop particularly in patients who have had COVID-19 symptoms for 4-12 weeks, or longer. In fact, long COVID symptoms usually last more...
Despite having been a pandemic for nearly 3 years, the mid- and longterm complications of this disease, including endocrine disorders, remain unclear. Our study aimed to evaluate the lasting effects of COVID-19 on the endocrine system 6 months after initial infectio...
The researchers with Imperial College London surveyed more than 500,000 people in England between September 2020 and February 2021. They found that about 6 percent of the people surveyed reported that they developed at least one long-term Covid symptom. They also found that women were more likel...
Our understanding of COVID-19 is constantly progressing, giving better insight into the heterogeneous nature of its acute and long-term effects. Recent literature on the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 discusses the need for a comprehensive understanding of the multisystemic pathophysiology,...
He says the repercussions of this immune response likely include long-term symptoms such as chronic, debilitating fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbances. Dr. Pottinger adds that many COVID-19 survivors also report that their sense of smell and taste remain altered for weeks or mo...
在措辞上,医学专家们也没有统一。比如,《柳叶刀«传染病》(TheLancetInfectiousDiseases)一篇题为“COVID-19 sequelae: can long-term effects be predicted?”的评论中,使用了如下表达: COVID-19sequelaehave been characterised aslong COVIDorpost-COVID-19 syndrome. No established criteria for this diagnosis...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a lasting impact on health and well-being. We compare current self-reported health, quality of life and symptom profiles for people with ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 to those who have never tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection and those who have re...
Neurological Effects Perhaps the scariest emerging long-term effect of COVID-19 is its potential impact on the brain. A June 2020 study inNeurologyfound evidence that some patients with severe COVID-19 illness exhibit signs of brain damage or brain injury (though the authors note that this is...
We may be past the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, but it seems the virus has left some lasting health effects on some people.
The potential long-term effects of COVID-19 are poorly understood, with governments and scientists only now starting to systematically study the area as they emerge from a pandemic that itself blindsided much of the world. While many long COVID patients recover over time, around 1...