COVID-19 can be associated with neurological complications. Here the authors show that markers of brain injury, but not immune markers, are elevated in the blood of patients with COVID-19 both early and months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly in those with brain dysfunction or neurologi...
A study in Italy found that 87 per cent of people discharged from a Rome hospital were still experiencing at least one symptom two months after the onset of Covid-19. At least 55 per cent had three or more symptoms including fatigue, breathing difficulties and pain in joints and chest. Pu...
I had to go out and replenish my stock of Covid tests, and here's the thing: Even though Laurie felt awful Sunday and Monday, the test didn't show a positive result until Tuesday afternoon. Experts say the virus has to reach a specific threshold in your body to start showing up ...
COVID-19Background: The novel SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has redefined global health and response to Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). The outbreak of a cluster of influenza-like illnesses in Wuhan, China, has morphed into a pand...
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a condition of recurring or persistentpainin an area of the body that has undergone an outbreak ofherpes zostervirus (HZ), also known as thevaricella-zoster virus, commonly termedshingles. It usually begins aftershingleslesions (blisters) begin to crust over and ...
Pfizeror AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The research showed that the risk of severe disease or hospitalization was significantly reduced after a first vaccine dose, but that protection against serious illness — and against catching a breakthrough infection to begin with — increased with the full ...
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