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"At least 10% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID,
have symptoms that last more than four weeks after the infection. With more
than 770 million infections to date, this translates to tens of millions of
people living with the long-term consequences of COVID, known as “long COVID”.
More than 200 symptoms of long COVID have been studied, with some of the most
common being fatigue, breathlessness and cognitive difficulties, such as memory
problems or “brain fog”. The condition can be debilitating – many people have
to reduce their working hours or are unable to work entirely.
But COVID may not be alone in causing long-lasting symptoms.
In a new paper, my colleagues and I report the findings of a study comparing
long-term symptoms reported by people who experienced different types of acute
respiratory infection. We asked more than 10,000 people to report on 16
symptoms commonly found in long COVID, such as fatigue, breathlessness, aches
and pains, and dizziness. We then compared how common these symptoms were among
three groups: people who had reported COVID, those who had reported another
acute respiratory infection (but had tested negative for COVID), and those who
had not reported either infection."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
