SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
'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.
This discussion has been archived.
No new comments can be posted.
'Long Covid': Why are Some People not Recovering?
|
Log In/Create an Account
| Top
| 80 comments
| Search Discussion
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words
return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @11:20PM
They probably always had low vitamin C, but covid depleted it and their diet was never sufficient to get the oxidative stress under control. It could be easily answered with a 100 dollar blood test in a few of them.
This doesn't mean anything. A dietician is probably giving like 1 g/day max, more likely 100 mg or something sufficient for healthy people but not someone who is currently ill. How much is she giving him and what are the blood levels?