Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, covid-19 has spread and had a profound effect on the lives and health of people around the globe. This review summarizes studies of the long term effects of covid-19 in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients and describes the persistent symptoms they endure.

🔑 Key Findings

• As of 4 July 2021, more than 183 million confirmed cases of covid-19 had been recorded worldwide, and 3.97 million deaths.
• Recent evidence has shown that a range of persistent symptoms can remain long after the acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, and this condition is now coined long covid by recognized research institutes.
• Studies have shown that long covid can affect the whole spectrum of people with covid-19, from those with very mild acute disease to the most severe forms.

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