Carlos Troncoso Ph. Nov 16, 2022

#Covid #LongCovid #PACS
Vaccinated and unvaccinated present nearly identical results regarding PACS.
Only minor memory issues were lower on the vaccinated group.

https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(22)00596-3/fulltext

What is PACS?
Is the technical term for Long Covid (Post Acute Covid Syndrome)

The vaccine doesn't work?
It only prevents life threatening symptoms during the acute phase. It might reduce the probability of having PACS, but it doesn't lower the effect of PACS if you do get it.

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Show threadCarlos Troncoso Ph. Nov 16, 2022

Does it affect me?
It affects everyone. If you had COVID, asymptomatic, mild or strong, part of the population will develop PACS, which can affect any organ.

Even after I'm over Covid?
Yes. Protein remains of the virus can remain in the blood stream for months, and can damage any organ, including the brain.

Like what?
Most frequently memory loss, problems concentrating but it can trigger inflammatory pathways similar to Alzheimer or Parkinson's

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Show threadVal
@carlostph viral protein remains cause long Covid? By acting like toxins? Like allergens? Like prions?
Nov 16, 2022 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadCarlos Troncoso Ph. Nov 16, 2022
@megeri to put it in simple, what is thought to go on is that the casing of the virus (where the spike protein is) can trigger inflammatory responses on organs and tissues. That in turn can cause the immune system to instruct a cell to self destruct.
Show threadValNov 17, 2022
@carlostph that makes a lot of sense, chronic inflammation is nasty.