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'Long Covid': Why are Some People not Recovering?

posted by Fnord666 on Monday October 12 2020, @02:59PM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

'Long Covid': Why are some people not recovering?

For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some are left struggling with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent pain and breathlessness for months.

The condition known as "long Covid" is having a debilitating effect on people's lives, and stories of being left exhausted after even a short walk are now common.

So far, the focus has been on saving lives during the pandemic, but there is now a growing recognition that people are facing long-term consequences of a Covid infection.

Yet even basic questions - such as why people get long Covid or whether everyone will fully recover - are riddled with uncertainty.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Monday October 12 2020, @04:21PM (5 children)

    by c0lo (156) on Monday October 12 2020, @04:21PM (#1063595) Journal

    They die because God is punishing them for their wicked promiscuous non-Christian ways.

    Believe me, I tried being wicked promiscuous in a Christian way, but using only the missionary becomes terrible boring after a short while.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by choose another one on Monday October 12 2020, @04:50PM (4 children)

    by choose another one (515) on Monday October 12 2020, @04:50PM (#1063608)

    Believe me, I tried being wicked promiscuous in a Christian way, but using only the missionary becomes terrible boring after a short while.

    I think promiscuity requires using more than one missionary by definition...

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday October 12 2020, @05:09PM (3 children)

      by c0lo (156) on Monday October 12 2020, @05:09PM (#1063614) Journal

      Nope, having sex with multiple transient partners is promiscuous by definition.

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      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 12 2020, @05:25PM

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 12 2020, @05:25PM (#1063623) Homepage Journal

        It isn't necessary that all those partners be transient. The widow next door needs loving too!

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      • (Score: 2) by choose another one on Monday October 12 2020, @09:28PM (1 child)

        by choose another one (515) on Monday October 12 2020, @09:28PM (#1063711)

        > Nope, having sex with multiple transient partners is promiscuous by definition.

        Er, that was what I said, or meant to. You said you got bored with one missionary, I said you needed more than one, but maybe forgot to clarify that they don't need to be at the same time.

        • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday October 12 2020, @11:01PM

          by c0lo (156) on Monday October 12 2020, @11:01PM (#1063746) Journal

          Eh, I didn't figure out some may not get it's the missionary position that's boring

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