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"The results show the devastating long-term effects of COVID-19," senior author Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University School of Medicine said in a statement.
Individuals with private health insurance and those vaccinated were less likely to report long COVID. Factors such as socioeconomic status, healthcare access, and occupational exposure are critical in understanding these disparities, as they can influence both the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 and the severity of its long-term effects.
“This nationwide dataset of patients with mild Covid-19 suggests that mild disease does not lead to serious or chronic long-term morbidity and adds a small continuous burden on healthcare providers.
Long COVID is a patient-created term coined early in the pandemic by those suffering from long-term symptoms. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] While long COVID is the most prevalent name, the terms long-haul COVID , post-COVID-19 syndrome , post-COVID-19 condition , [ 1 ] [ 14 ] post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 ( PASC ), and chronic COVID syndrome are also in use.
Longer-term effects of COVID-19 have become a prevalent aspect of the disease itself. These symptoms can be referred to by many names including post-COVID-19 syndrome, long COVID, and long haulers syndrome. An overall definition of post-COVID conditions (PCC) can be described as a range of symptoms that can last for weeks or months. [83]
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health hope to shed light on why some people can't seem to recover.
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]
Just when you thought the list of COVID-19 symptoms couldn't get any longer, studies show hair loss and thinning hair should be added to the ever-growing list. One study followed 806 participants ...