Name: What is long COVID? Symptoms, recovery and treatment of mystery COVID-19's long-lasting effects
Uploaded: 2021-10-25T23:38:52.748962+00:00
Duration: 487 s
Channel: Todd Carter

Todd Carter

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What is long Covid? In this explainer, we delve deeper into the mysterious concept of long-haul coronavirus including its symptoms, when it was first observed and what is being done about it. 

A fit father who used to swim regularly caught coronavirus in March of 2020 and continued to be hit by mysterious waves of symptoms for months. A healthy 22-year-old kindergarten worker who, six months after catching the virus, still couldn't return to work due to chronic tiredness, fluctuating heart rate and muscle aches. These are stories of people bearing the burden of what is being called 'long COVID', a cluster of long-lasting symptoms and ailments that the medical community is just now starting to understand. Here's what we know.

#Covid19News #Covid19 #LongCovid #explainer #coronaviruslatestWhat is long Covid? In this explainer, we delve deeper into the mysterious concept of long-haul coronavirus including its symptoms, when it was first observed and what is being done about it. A fit father who used to swim regularly caught coronavirus in March of 2020 and continued to be hit by mysterious waves of symptoms for months. A healthy 22-year-old kindergarten worker who, six months after catching the virus, still couldn't return to work due to chronic tiredness, fluctuating heart rate and muscle aches. These are stories of people bearing the burden of what is being called 'long COVID', a cluster of long-lasting symptoms and ailments that the medical community is just now starting to understand. Here's what we know.

What is Long Covid?

How many people have been infected by the SARS virus worldwide?

What is Long Haul Coronavirus like?

What is the definition of Long From Covid

What are some Long Term Corona Virus symptoms?

What is the impact of Corona Virus on Red Blood Cells?

What percentage of people suffer from Long Haul Corona Virus?

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A fit 42 year old father was running successful companies and occupation psychologist developed COVID-19 symptoms which lasted for months. Corona Costa is a umbrella term for a range of symptoms which can affect any system in the body.

Nearly 200 million people have been infected with the SARS cough to virus Since the start of the pandemic in 2020 almost four million people have died.

Unfortunately for many Coronavirus patients, their journey to recovery is not straightforward.

Long covid is an umbrella term encompassing symptoms that persist for more than a month and is poorly understood. There is currently no official medical definition, as scientists don't yet know enough about the condition.

Other long term symptoms that have been reported by coronavirus survivors both suspected and confirmed anecdotally include hearing problems, brain fog, memory loss, lack of concentration, mental health problems and hair loss. According to a global study conducted by University College London, which quizzed almost 4000 long haulers, there may be more than 200 symptoms of long haul coronavirus.

Researchers from the max Plank Center for Physics and Medicine in Germany found that the virus alters the size and stiffness of red blood cells. They believe this can make blood clumpy and therefore harder to get oxygen around the body.

Researchers found that at least 23% of people in the US sought medical treatment for new conditions they hadn't had before contracting the virus

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