Medical providers and advocates in 黑料吃瓜网 are trying to raise awareness about long COVID as public health mandates are rolled back and pre-pandemic activities.
Long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome, .
Although there is currently no cure, treatment programs have emerged with the aim of managing symptoms and helping people to recover as much as possible. And research is underway to better understand the condition and what interventions might prove effective.
Here鈥檚 what you need to know about long COVID symptoms and treatments in 黑料吃瓜网:
1. Long COVID takes a variety of forms
Symptoms in adults include shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog, headaches, cardiac and central nervous system problems, cognitive dysfunction and musculoskeletal issues. Some people have chronic pain.
The symptoms can last a minimum of four weeks but often go on longer.
Symptoms in children are similar. They include fatigue, poor physical endurance, difficulty concentrating, trouble breathing, muscle pain, chronic headaches, heart palpitations, gastrointestinal issues, sleep disorders, changes in smell or taste, and lightheadedness upon standing.
2. How many people get long COVID? Estimates vary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention people under 65 who have had the coronavirus experienced at least one health issue that could be deemed long COVID. For people 65 and older, is higher 鈥� one in four.
Other studies have that anywhere from 10% to 30% of coronavirus cases in long COVID, while a few 鈥� including 鈥� say more than half of people who had the disease develop the condition.
In 黑料吃瓜网, providers say 5% to 30% of cases here lead to long COVID. A data show 29.3% 鈥� nearly a third 鈥� of adult COVID survivors in 黑料吃瓜网 have experienced lingering symptoms.
3. Treatment for adults with long COVID is available in 黑料吃瓜网
Health systems such as , , and now have treatment initiatives.
In many programs, a patient will be assessed and then paired with doctors in a range of specialties. The programs include cardiologists, pulmonologists, neurologists and physical and speech therapists, among others. They also involve practitioners outside of traditional medicine. For example, acupuncturists have been enlisted to help patients with fatigue.
4. CT Children鈥檚 has launched a treatment program for kids with symptoms
Long COVID programs for children are similar to those for adults. At , for example, specialists are brought in to treat a constellation of symptoms in kids.
黑料吃瓜网 Children鈥檚 had a 鈥渟oft鈥� rollout of its long COVID program six months ago. Since then, physicians have seen about 50 kids believed to have the condition, although not all turned out to have it. It is launching an expanded program in the coming weeks.
5. Yale researchers are conducting a study on long COVID
Researchers at Yale are seeking to put a more formal definition to long COVID, study the way it affects people and learn what interventions might be most effective.
will involve participants filling out surveys, sharing medical history and, in some cases, giving samples of blood and saliva.
Some key questions researchers are hoping to answer: Who is most susceptible? What put them at risk? What鈥檚 the underlying cause or causes? Who gets better, and who gets worse? What things are people trying that seem to make a difference?
Gabby DeBenedictis contributed to this reporting.