More than 10% of those who get it coronavirus suffer from a “post-acute COVID syndrome or PACS” – also called Long COVID and are patients with long distances – according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Symptoms can last for months or a lifetime. “We are currently conducting cohort studies to investigate the prevalence and duration of a syndrome in which individuals have persistent symptoms after clearing the virus,” said Dr. Fauci this week at a meeting with American Association for the Advancement of ScienceRead on to see the symptoms he mentioned – and to ensure your health and that of others, don’t miss these Certainly signs that you’ve already had coronavirus
In a recent study from China, in a cohort of more than 1,700 patients, the six-month follow-up showed a significant proportion of people with “fatigue,” Dr. Fauci said. He has this fatigue – and other post-acute symptoms. of COVID syndrome – rather compared to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a typical symptom of which is, of course, fatigue, as well as the other symptoms you will read about.
Dr. Fauci called this “an inability to focus or concentrate”. This is comparable to ME / CFS. “Most people with ME / CFS have a hard time thinking quickly, remembering things, and paying attention to details,” CDC“Patients often say they have ‘brain fog’ to describe this problem because they are ‘trapped in a fog’ and unable to think clearly.”
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Weakness is a symptom of Lung COVID, as Jim Golen, a home care nurse, knows only too well that it can bring you down. He shared his story with Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health, in which he wrote that he had ‘painstakingly grown a potato on his hobby farm. Shortly after my embolisms were treated, I was able to squat and weed in the yard. Then the weakness went so far that I was forced to sit. I pushed a piece of cardboard across the floor to sit on while pulling weeds, but I couldn’t see them through the tears. I remember thinking, “I’m reduced to this.” ‘
Insomnia, vivid dreams, nightmares – expect it all. “In patients hospitalized with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, symptoms of fatigue and muscle weakness, as well as sleep problems persisted in more than 1 in 4 patients after 6 months, ”says A. study in AJMC.
Who wouldn’t, after a year of being sick with COVID? But the anxiety or depression may not just be situational; it could be neurological. “As many as 1 in 3 patients recovering from Covid-19 could experience neurological or psychological after-effects of their infections, experts told STAT, reflecting a growing consensus that the disease can have a lasting impact on the brain,” reports the website“Aside from the fatigue the long haulers feel as they recover after Covid, these neuropsychological problems range from headaches, dizziness and persistent loss of smell or taste to mood disturbances and deeper cognitive disturbances.”
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Doctors have no cure for Lung COVID. But many are on the case. “At this point, a significant amount of resources will be invested in determining the extent, prevalence and hopefully understanding the pathogenesis of this highly confusing syndrome with regard to therapeutics,” said Dr. Fauci. “There have been a number of clinical trials, some of which were randomized placebo-controlled trials.” However, consult your doctor as they may be able to help relieve certain symptoms, and to protect your life and that of others, do not visit any of these 35 Places You’re Likely to Catch COVID