Long COVID

Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID, is the symptoms of COVID-19 lasting a long time. Not all who are infected by SARS-CoV-2 will get long COVID.

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About 6 percent of those who get COVID-19 get long COVID. It is defined by the World Health Organization as symptoms happening three months after initial infection. The symptoms then have to last for two months.  Some people with long COVID were not very ill when they first got it. Symptoms may be like myalgic encephalomyelitis. This is known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Some bodies will never clear the virus. Some researchers think this is an autoimmune disease.

There are many symptoms that sometimes disappear and then reappear. Commonly reported symptoms of long COVID are fatigue, memory problems, shortness of breath, and sleep disorder.  Several other symptoms, including headaches, mental health issues, loss of smell or taste, muscle weakness, fever, and cognitive dysfunction may also happen. Symptoms often get worse after mental or physical work. This is called post-exertional malaise. 

List of symptoms
Symptoms reported by people with long COVID include:Yan, W. Their Teeth Fell Out. Was It Another Covid-19 Consequence? The New York Times (2020). https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/health/covid-teeth-falling-out.html

 Extreme fatigue
 Long lasting cough
 Muscle weakness
 Low grade fever
 Can not concentrate (brain fog)
 Memory lapses
 Changes in mood. This can come with depression and other mental health problems
 Sleep difficulties
 Headaches
 Joint pain
 Needle pains in arms and legs
 Diarrhoea and vomiting
 Loss of taste and (lack of sense of smell)
 Sore throat and difficulties swallowing
 New onset of diabetes and high blood pressure
 Heartburn
 Skin rash
 Shortness of breath
 Chest pains
 Palpitations
 Kidney problems (acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease)
 Changes in oral health (teeth, saliva, gums)
 Parosmia (changed smells)
 Tinnitus
 Blood clotting (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)

 Related pages 
 COVID-19 effects on brain-related health

 References 

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