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However, some people continue to experience a range of effects, such as fatigue, for prolonged periods after an initial COVID-19 infection. [20] This is the result of a condition called long COVID , which can be described as a range of persistent symptoms that continue for months or years. [ 20 ]
While new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have come and gone in the five years the illness has circulated the globe, its array of symptoms hasn’t evolved as swiftly.
Anxiety from the threat of losing economic security and catching the disease both play a part in the feeling of fatigue in people. COVID-19 fatigue has caused people to not follow precautionary guidelines, increasing their risk of catching the virus. [12] Many people are tired of the lockdowns, and not having a normal routine.
While it is commonly assumed that people either recover or die from infections, long-term symptoms—or sequelae—are a possible outcome as well. [1] Examples include long COVID (post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, PASC), Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and post-Ebola virus syndrome. [1]
Fatigue. Muscle or body aches. Headache. Nausea or vomiting. Diarrhea “These variants still have the potential to cause severe disease,” Russo says. Is there a booster shot against the XEC ...
It's been a long pandemic, and COVID still isn't fully gone. It's led to a whole array of challenges for public health, and that could have major consequences for an already weary U.S. health system.
However, some people continue to experience a range of effects, such as fatigue, for prolonged periods after an initial COVID-19 infection. [62] This is the result of a condition called long COVID , which can be described as a range of persistent symptoms that continue for months or years. [ 62 ]
Prior to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 as a pathogen infecting humans, there had been two previous zoonosis-based coronavirus epidemics, those caused by SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV. [18] The first known infections from SARS‑CoV‑2 were discovered in Wuhan, China. [80]