Long COVID

Long-term complication of COVID-19

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Long COVID or long-haul COVID is a group of health problems persisting or developing after an initial period of COVID-19 infection. Symptoms can last weeks, months or years and are often debilitating. The World Health Organization defines long COVID as starting three months after the initial COVID-19 infection, but other agencies define it as starting at four weeks after the initial infection.

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New 'Long COVID' Study Could Lead to Future Treatment Options New 'Long COVID' Study , Could Lead to Future , Treatment Options. BBC reports that people experiencing "long COVID" have evidence of inflammation in their blood, which could lead to further.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published on April 8, 2024

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Long COVID 'leaves distinctive signs in blood which could be targets for treatment' Long COVID leaves distinctive signs in the blood which could potentially be targeted for treatment, research suggests. Sky News - Published on April 8, 2024
Long COVID brain fog could come from leaky blood vessels, study says Brain fog suffered by those with long COVID could be caused by leaky blood vessels, new research shows. Sky News - Published on February 22, 2024
Long COVID can cause long-term damage to multiple organs, study finds A third of long COVID patients sustained damage to multiple organs five months after infection, a study has found. Sky News - Published on September 22, 2023

Long COVID symptoms 'resolve in a year' for most with mild illness Long COVID sufferers who had a mild bout of the virus should expect their symptoms to resolve within a year, researchers have suggested. Sky News - Published on January 12, 2023
Long COVID study focusing on paced increase in physical activity sees 'impressive results' Before contracting COVID, Susannah Thompson lived an active life. Sky News - Published on December 15, 2022
Long Covid: Cricketer George Garton on his recovery from after-effects of virus Southern Brave's George Garton says he is still feeling the effects of long Covid seven months on and has had to "learn to breathe again". BBC Sport - Published on August 22, 2022

65% of Indians have 1 or more individuals in their close network who experienced long Covid: Survey Long Covid symptoms include fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain, cough, shortness of breath, concentration or sleep problems, which persisted weeks after the initial recovery period IndiaTimes - Published on February 10, 2022
Long COVID patients report more than 200 symptoms - with fatigue and brain fog most common Patients with long COVID have reported more than 200 symptoms affecting 10 organ systems, according to a new study. Sky News - Published on July 14, 2021
NHS to launch Long COVID services for children The NHS is launching Long COVID services for children, as concerns grow about the number of young people experiencing long-term symptoms. Sky News - Published on June 14, 2021