MINNEAPOLIS — COVID-19 is a serious enough disease all on its own, but the emergence of “long COVID” has been a uniquely concerning aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. Defined as any lingering signs, symptoms, or conditions still present six weeks post-infection, long COVID can appear in a multitude of ways. These include general fatigue and respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological symptoms. Now, new research suggests far more people than originally thought may be living with a form of long COVID.
Researchers at Northwestern University explain that when the COVID-19 pandemic first began in 2020, millions of Americans were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) yet were unable to attain an official diagnosis due to testing limitations. As time passed, many of those not-officially-counted COVID-19 patients developed a post-viral syndrome with symptoms very similar to those of long COVID. This latest research, a small study focusing on the immune responses of that group of individuals, shows 41 percent had evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
“Since most long COVID clinics are only accepting patients with a positive test result, these people experiencing identical symptoms are left without specialized care and excluded from research studies on long COVID,” says study author Igor J. Koralnik, MD, of Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center in Chicago and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, in a media release. “Our data suggest that millions of Americans with post-viral syndrome may have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at the beginning of the pandemic, and they deserve the same access to care and inclusion in research studies as people with a confirmed COVID diagnosis.”
This project involved 29 people with post-viral syndrome, including neurologic symptoms like issues with memory and thinking skills, headache, and fatigue — yet did not have a positive COVID test result. Those participants were matched up with 32 people of similar ages diagnosed with long COVID and who tested positive for COVID-19 during their acute infection. Additionally, both cohorts were compared to 18 people with no known exposure to COVID-19 showing none of those symptoms.
Each person was tested for antibodies tied to two distinct types of proteins that show an immune response indicating a prior COVID infection: nucleocapsid protein and spike protein. Among the 29 people examined with post-viral syndrome, 12 (41%) showed immune responses consistent with prior exposure to COVID and similar to the long COVID cohort. Another three-quarters displayed responses against the nucleocapsid protein, while half had responses against the spike protein. That group also had similar symptoms in comparison to the long COVID group, as well as similar results on thinking skills tests.
“Unlike our clinic, about 70% of post-COVID clinics in the U.S. do not accept people with long COVID symptoms who do not have a positive test result for COVID,” Dr. Koralnik explains. “Our data suggest that at least four million people with post-viral syndrome similar to long COVID may indeed have detectable immune responses to support a COVID diagnosis. More research is needed to confirm our findings.”
It’s worth noting this research was limited by the small number of people examined with post-viral syndrome. Moreover, some participants may have tested positive for COVID-19 immune responses because their blood samples were collected closer to when their symptoms began than others.
The study is published in the journal Neurology.
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I had covid 3 times last time was October 2022 I’ve had leg and feet problems very bad pain my vision is getting worse were can’t hardly see with my persciption glasses and runny nose smell taste not same places on my tongue ssinse I got covid I have more I just can’t remember al at this time
Common symptoms include:
tiredness
being sensitive to cold
weight gain
constipation
depression
slow movements and thoughts
muscle aches and weakness
muscle cramps
dry and scaly skin
brittle hair and nails
loss of libido (sex drive)
pain, numbness and a tingling sensation in the hand and fingers (carpal tunnel syndrome)
irregular periods or heavy periods
Elderly people may develop memory problems and depression.
Children may experience slower growth and development.
Teenagers may start puberty earlier than normal.
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If you have not suffered from at least 2 of these symptoms then you are dead.
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There was NO pandemic.
The increase in deaths only started after 2021.
Every death recorded in 2020/2021 included “With Covid”. (The hospitals/doctors got paid for recording “Covid” deaths)
In UK the average age of Covid death was 84.2, the average age of death pre Covid was 82.4!
So you don’t feel well?
That is normal, get over it and get on with it.
The only things long about COVID are the noses of the “medical authorities” and politicians that peddled the narrative, butchered the economy and people’s DNA with mRNA, while telling everyone, “it is for your own good.” Perhaps the only thing longer than their noses is our memory of their treachery.
The patently condescending and dishonest Dr Anthony Fauci is the worst of the lot.