232: The long-term wear of virus recovery. @henryimiller
Image: Anathomia, 1541 Dr Henry Miller, Pacific Research Institute & WSJ, in re: The long-term wear of virus recovery. Sequellae of recovery from COVID19 infection overlap with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a variable collection of symptoms, all worrisome, can last for years. Can be almost wholly debilitating. We don't know the long-term effects. Italian academics studied: two months after recovery, fatigue in about 55% of patents; shortness of breath; joint or chest pain; cough; loss of taste and smell; runny nose. Note also: post-ICU syndrome, which these are not. Mononucleosis is a classic version of: acute phase, then feeling run-down for months. SARS and MERS. West Nile virus, H1N1 flu, Ebola, all evince similar symptoms to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covids-harrowing-complications-11595284283?mod=opinion_le