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Long COVID: answers emerge on how many people get better (www.nature.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Something I never seem to hear explained: What IS long COVID. Is it damage to lungs, is it a change in the behavior of the immune system, is it something that happens in the cells? Where in the body is it hiding? Is this something we just don't know yet?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Anything that persists long term after an infection is long COVID. It's the same concept for other viral infections.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Sure, but what is that? Neural damage? Inflammation? Lingering viral load? Weakened immune system? Immune system over excitability?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Largely, yeah, we just don't know. In research terms, it's still quite early, so anything definitive is likely years away. However, research is starting to indicate it may be neurological - a product of damage to the brain and nervous system, as this article discusses.

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