COVID-19 HEALTH IMPACTS
Covid-19 Impacts the Body as a Whole
Covid-19 Accelerates Biological Ageing
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Accelerated biological ageing is seen in Covid infection
(Cao et al., 2022 doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29801-8)
Covid-19 Stays in the Body After Initial Infection
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Covid can persist throughout the body and brain even following mild/asymptomatic infections, for at least 230 days. (Chertow et al., 2021 *preprint doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1139035/v1)
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COVID-19 can persist within the gut for at least 7 months after infection. 1(Gaebler et al., 2021 doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03207-w), 2(Natarajan et al., 2022 doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.04.001)
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Residual COVID-19 virus has been found in the appendix and breast tissue, 175- and 462-days post-infection, respectively. (Goh et al., 2022 *preprint doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1379777/v1)
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COVID-19 virus can persist in the eyes after initial infection. (Armstrong et al., 2021 doi: 10.1002/sctm.20-0543)
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COVID-19 virus can be found and continues to replicate in the testes even after death. (Costa et al., 2022 *preprint doi: 10.1101/2022.02.05.22270327)
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Covid virus particles found in penis tissue of men infected 6-8 months earlier, who later experienced erectile dysfunction. (Kresch et al., 2021 doi: 10.5534/wjmh.210055)
Why Covid-19 Staying in the Body is Concerning: Viral Persistence Can Cause Serious Illness Many Years Later
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• Persistent Hepatitis C infection increases risk of Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).
(Mitchell et al., 2015 doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.09.003)
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• Persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer
(Sudenga et al., 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.12.027)
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• Persistent HIV infection leads to immunodeficiency and AIDS
(Pauza, 1988 doi: 10.1016/0008-8749(88)90310-3)
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• Persistence of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) can cause development of multiple sclerosis
(Ruprecht, 2020 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1847642)
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• Persistence of varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, can result in shingles and Ramsey Hunt Syndrome
(Gershon et al., 2015 doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.16)