discussion COVID is proving itself to be quite worrisome.

[Marzipan]

my word, the post-COVID issues being discovered are getting worse.

Risk of serious blood clot events spike in the months after COVID-19

New observational research out of Sweden has tracked more than one million COVID-19 cases for months after their acute illness in order to determine how the disease influences subsequent risk of blood clots. The findings indicate COVID-19 significantly increases a person’s risk of deep vein…

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[Marzipan]

now they're saying that those who suffered long-COVID can have up to 20 yeas of aging / impairment to their brains. while the cohort used is kinda small, the data is lining up with other research being done:

Cognitive impact of severe COVID equal to 20 years of brain aging

A new study has presented the most rigorous investigation to date into the long-term cognitive impacts of severe COVID-19. The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge, found persistent cognitive deficits in hospitalized patients equivalent to…

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[Perineum]

None of the people I know that have got COVID have got long-COVID. Is there a pattern to it?

 

[FreeKnight]

None of the people I know that have got COVID have got long-COVID. Is there a pattern to it?

Middle age, people that had severe covid symptoms (inc'l possible lung damage), health workers and people with multiple pre-existing conditions that limit physical activity from what I remember the last time I read about it.

 

[Lysrin]

Apparently it isn't always linked to people with pre-existing conditions. At least not a clear link yet anyway.

Good synopsis here: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...vid-long-haulers-long-term-effects-of-covid19

 

[Cannon Fodder]

And then there's people like Brandon Sutter, of the Canucks - while the rest of the team recovered and have played, he missed the entire season, and STILL has no timetable of when/if he'll return. He was recently on TV, during the intermission of one of the Canucks' games, and I caught the last part of it..... sure doesn't sound very promising.

 

[Marzipan]

None of the people I know that have got COVID have got long-COVID. Is there a pattern to it?

I think the article points out that those with long-COVID generally had to be on a respirator or they would have died.

 

[Lysrin]

I think the article points out that those with long-COVID generally had to be on a respirator or they would have died.

Not according to the article I linked. Even mild COVID can result in long in some cases.

 

[Cannon Fodder]

I think the article points out that those with long-COVID generally had to be on a respirator or they would have died.

Not according to the article I linked. Even mild COVID can result in long in some cases.

Yup, there was an article, sometime in the last couple of days, on, IIRC, the CNN web site, that was yappin' about the chances of having "long COVID" being higher for people that had few, or zero, COVID symptoms. I didn't read the article, but just happened to notice the headline.

 

[Marzipan]

so, now with 2 years of COVID data, its been spotted that there is a 3.5x higher liklihood of getting Alzheimer's, 2.6x more likely diagnosis of Parkinsons, 2.7x higher chance of stroke and 4.8x more likely to suffer a brain bleed.

AYE YI YI!!!

COVID-19 increases risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s & stroke, study finds

New research presented recently at the European Academy of Neurology Congress in Vienna has found an increased risk of several neurological disorders in patients following a bout of COVID-19. The study found the risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and stroke all increased in COVID-positive subjects…

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