Though commonly overlooked, seemingly familiar viruses, even influenza, can leave some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms, as highlighted by a recent Lancet Infectious Diseases study on "Long flu".
We should have known. It took a deadly pandemic to wake us all up.
This view of #ViralIllnesses and their potential long-term impacts may lead to research that will also help people with other little understood conditions, such as #ChronicFatigue syndrome and #fibromyalgia, which experts believe might be triggered by viral infections, Al-Aly said. #COVID
I had #LongFlu (being very fatigued or otherwise debilitated for more than one month after catching the flu) three times in the ?six years before Covid arrived.
The ongoing denial of the spread in the air of serious debilitating and lethal diseases by a small sub-section of the medical profession is a #scandal. #Cochrane did #MaskingDenial. Others have done similar.
Must-read! 🤔 😯
Broad long-term societal implications / public health concerns re: COVID-19 / long COVID
Why long COVID could be a ticking time bomb for public health
Long COVID isn't novel: Other viruses in history have had similar "long" arcs - with devastating repercussions
Great article by Philip Finkelstein | https://philipfinkelstein.com/general
Cites leading peer-reviewed, primary research (Nature Communications; Mayo Clinic; ...)
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