Understanding Covid-19 Long-Haul Symptoms & Treatment Strategies

[jim mcnamara]

TL;DR

Often serious conditions ranging from chronic fatigue to heart, lung, brain, and sensory organs persist long after recovery from usually mild or asymptomatic Covid. A thread for ongoing discussion.

We need a thread on this topic. So here is a start:

Covid long haulers have become a major issue with post-covid patients, mostly those with a minor or asymptomatic bout of Covid-19.
More severe cases seem to not have the issue.

Since the reported occurrence rate varies from 20% to over 50% of that population of patients, the data seems to be a moving target with more reporting over time. Duration from medically verified onset of long haul symptoms apparently varies from several weeks to months.

Clinics that deal specifically with the long hauler population are starting up because of the magnitude of the problem, per this blurb:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/health/long-covid-clinics/index.html

Rather than cite papers, the best choice to start with is probably with a Mayo Clinic overview:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...th/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351

For data try google 'NIH Covid-19 long haul' for case studies.

So, what can we do?
Short answer:
The best approach is unfortunately not feasible for everyone: get vaccinated or find a way to stay safe.

 

[Ygggdrasil]

Additional PF threads with more discussions and links to additional studies:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...a-covid-infection-post-covid-syndrome.996408/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/younger-covid-19-patients-long-haulers.995061/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/post-sars-cov-2-infection-psychiatric-diagnoses.996052/

 

[jim mcnamara]

@Ygggdrasil - thank you. I posted one of them a while back.