Long COVID: What You Should Know. Today we look at the long-term consequences of a COVID infection.
The United States Centers for Disease Control offers that one in five adult Covid survivors under the age of 65 in the United States has experienced at least one health condition that is a part of so-called long-Covid.
For those 65 and older, the statistics are even more disturbing: One in four will suffer from chronic symptoms associated with a COVID-19 infection.
Today, we explore the phenomenon of long COVID. We’ll look at some of the conditions associated with the condition and new findings.
Long COVID: What You Should Know
I increasingly hear of individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reporting persistent symptoms (or the onset of long-term ones) four weeks or more after their acute infection.
We refer to such chronic COVID symptoms as post-COVID conditions or long COVID.
The United States Centers for Disease Control evaluated electronic health record data for March 2020 through November 2021. The researchers looked at persons at least 18 years old.
The researchers assessed the incidence of 26 conditions (often attributable to post-COVID) among those with a previous COVID-19 diagnosis and matched patients with evidence of COVID-19 in the electronic health record.
The investigators divided the population by age (18 to 64 versus 65 years or older).
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