Augie RayJan 16, 2023

This huge #COVID19 study should spark change, but sadly, it won't:

Most long COVID cases are in non-hospitalized patients with a mild acute illness

Debilitating illness occurs in at least 10% SARS-CoV-2 infections

At least 65M individuals worldwide are estimated to have long COVID, with cases increasing daily

Significant proportions of individuals are unable to return to work, contributing to labor shortages

There are currently no validated effective treatments

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations - Nature Reviews Microbiology

Long COVID is an often debilitating illness of severe symptoms that can develop during or following COVID-19. In this Review, Davis, McCorkell, Vogel and Topol explore our knowledge of long COVID and highlight key findings, including potential mechanisms, the overlap with other conditions and potential treatments. They also discuss challenges and recommendations for long COVID research and care.

Nature
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@augieray Also many of us don't get diagnosed with Long Covid. We get diagnosed with the stuff Long Covid causes, or the mild underlying conditions we didn't know we had that Covid slammed into overdrive. My life's been turned upside down by something I didn't know I was born with, that could have just stayed under the radar, if Covid hadn't activated it.
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