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What Should I Do If I Have Long COVID?

Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 3:21 am
by claireokc
Over two years into the pandemic, an alarming number of people continue to develop symptoms months after recovering from COVID-19. It’s estimated that anywhere from 10 to 30% of people that have been infected with COVID-19 will develop long COVID symptoms.1 “Long-haulers” report a wide range of physical, mental, and cognitive symptoms — including chronic fatigue, muscle pain, brain fog, digestive upset, headache, hair loss, and change in smell. For some, these are the same symptoms experienced when they first became sick. For others, new and often debilitating symptoms arise. Recovery can be difficult without any standardized treatment strategies and ongoing symptoms can exceed 35 weeks post-infection.2 The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that people with mild symptoms during infection can still have symptoms that may continue for many weeks after infection. Due to the complexity of long COVID, successful treatment requires a personalized and supportive treatment plan outside of acute management for COVID-19. ...

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