COVID-19 HEALTH IMPACTS
What is Long Covid?
Long Covid is a term created by patients to describe the prolonged, fluctuating symptoms following Covid-19. It is also known as post Covid-19 syndrome, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PACS), or post Covid condition.
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Symptoms lasting 4 weeks or more after suspected or known Covid-19 may be Long Covid.
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You can have Long Covid after a mild or even symptom-free initial illness.
Symptoms may continue on from the initial illness, or appear weeks or months later after having seemingly recovered.
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Symptoms can affect any part of the body, can come and go, or new ones may appear weeks or months later.
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People of all ages and previous levels of health and fitness are at risk of experiencing the life-changing effects of Long Covid - including children and adolescents.
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Long Covid has over 200 symptoms spanning 10 organ systems. (Davis et al., 2021 doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101019)
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Reinfection caused worsening of at least some Long Covid symptoms in 80% of survey respondents.
(longcovid.org/images/Documents/Reinfections_in_Long_Covid_Survey_Report_by_Long_Covid_Support_and_Long_Covid_Kids_080922.pdf)
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Though Long Covid recovery/remission is possible, 60% got it again following reinfection (longcovid.org/images/Documents/Reinfections_in_Long_Covid_Survey_Report_by_Long_Covid_Support_and_Long_Covid_Kids_080922.pdf)
