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- 1. a syndrome characterized by the persistence or development of symptoms attributed to Covid-19 (typically including extreme fatigue, breathlessness, and muscle weakness) more than twelve weeks after initial infection: "many patients with long Covid have been unable to return to work six months after infection, the study found"
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Mar 14, 2024 · Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection, known as Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions (PCC). Long COVID is broadly defined as signs, symptoms, and conditions that continue or develop after acute COVID-19 infection.
Jun 19, 2023 · Long COVID is a collection of symptoms that last three months or longer after your first COVID symptoms. It can steal your energy, your ability to think clearly, and your sense of smell or taste. You might feel anxious or depressed, get frequent headaches, be short of breath or have heart palpitations.
Jun 22, 2023 · By Mayo Clinic Staff. Most people who get coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recover within a few weeks. But some people — even those who had mild versions of the disease — might have symptoms that last a long time afterward. These ongoing health problems are sometimes called post- COVID-19 syndrome, post- COVID conditions, long COVID-19 ...
Jun 14, 2022 · People with long COVID, or “long-haulers,” are COVID-19 survivors but they have persistent symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, headaches, palpitations, and impairments in mental health and cognition.
Jun 27, 2022 · Long COVID can occur in people whose initial bout of COVID-19 was serious enough to land them in the hospital. But it also affects some who only had mild symptoms, such as the sniffles, or...
Nov 5, 2023 · Long COVID refers to the health problems you may have long-term after recovering from COVID-19. You may also hear long COVID called long-haul COVID, post-COVID conditions...
You may have also heard it called long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), post-COVID conditions (PCC), long-term effects of COVID, or chronic COVID. What are the symptoms of Long COVID? People with Long COVID may experience a wide range of symptoms. The most common symptoms in older adults include:
