Study Raises Concern Over “Long-Term Covid”

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The results come from a large study of 33,281 people in Scotland who tested positive for the virus. crownMost of the results are consistent with those of previous smaller studies.

In the study, published in the journal (Nature Communications), the researchers said that most of them consisted of a subset of 197 people recovering from infection with the virus.SARS-CoV-2), an infection that was accompanied by symptoms of the disease, and they completed the investigations in the 12th and 18th months, stating that the symptoms of the consequences of the disease remained after these two periods of infection.

And non-recovery rates of up to 12 months registered 11%, while partial recovery reached 51% and full recovery reached 39%. Rates were exactly the same up to 18 months.

Those who were infected without symptoms had no symptoms Long-term health effectsBut half of those who were infected and showed symptoms of the disease, and their total number in the study was 31,486, said that between six months and a year and a half went by without feeling fully cured.

Researchers reported that one in 20 patients with symptomatic infection said in the latest follow-up that their recovery was not yet complete.

Jill Bell, who led the study at the University of Glasgow, said in a statement: "Our study is important because it adds to our understanding of long-term COVID-19 (associated symptoms) in the general population, not just people who have required hospitalization for COVID-19.".

The likelihood of developing the residual symptoms associated with Covid-19 for a long time was higher among inpatients, the elderly, women, those with difficult socio-economic conditions and those with pre-existing health problems. The most common chronic symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, and confusion"foggy brain".

The researchers also concluded that vaccination before infection appears to protect against some of the long-term symptoms.

The researchers also included a survey of nearly 63,000 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in their results, to distinguish between health problems caused by the virus. crown And the health problems expected among the general public.

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The results come from a large study of 33,281 people in Scotland who tested positive for the virus. crownMost of the results are consistent with those of previous smaller studies.

In the study, published in the journal (Nature Communications), the researchers said that most of them consisted of a subset of 197 people recovering from infection with the virus.SARS-CoV-2), an infection that was accompanied by symptoms of the disease, and they completed the investigations in the 12th and 18th months, stating that the symptoms of the consequences of the disease remained after these two periods of infection.

And non-recovery rates of up to 12 months registered 11%, while partial recovery reached 51% and full recovery reached 39%. Rates were exactly the same up to 18 months.

Those who were infected without symptoms had no symptoms Long-term health effectsBut half of those who were infected and showed symptoms of the disease, and their total number in the study was 31,486, said that between six months and a year and a half went by without feeling fully cured.

Researchers reported that one in 20 patients with symptomatic infection said in the latest follow-up that their recovery was not yet complete.

“Our study is important because it adds to our understanding of long-term COVID-19 (associated symptoms) in the general public, not just people who have requested hospitalization for COVID-19,” Jill Bell, who led the study by the University of Glasgow, he said in a statement.

The likelihood of developing the residual symptoms associated with Covid-19 for a long time was higher among inpatients, the elderly, women, those with difficult socio-economic conditions and those with pre-existing health problems. The most common chronic symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, confusion and “brain fog”.

The researchers also concluded that vaccination before infection appears to protect against some of the long-term symptoms.

The researchers also included a survey of nearly 63,000 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in their results, to distinguish between health problems caused by the virus. crown And the health problems expected among the general public.