Long Covid now has a formal definition. Here’s what you need to know.
"Common symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction but also others ... which generally have an impact on everyday functioning. Symptoms may be new onset, following initial recovery from an acute COVID-19 episode, or persist from the initial illness. Symptoms may also fluctuate or relapse over time.
Ryan described the definition of long Covid as "a great step forward," before adding the WHO's understanding of the condition was evolving and therefore likely to change.Most people who get Covid-19 suffer the common symptoms of a persistent cough, fever and shortness of breath, and recover within a few days or weeks.The WHO estimated that 10% to 20% of Covid-19 patients experienced lingering symptoms for months following infection.
Health experts on the panel said "profound fatigue" was a common symptom among many with the condition, while a wide range of other symptoms included muscle and body aches, chest heaviness or pressure, skin rashes, palpitations, fever, headache, diarrhoea and pins and needles. Paul Garner, professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said his personal battle with the disease had left him feeling "repeatedly battered the first two months." Garner said that he experienced lesser episodes in the subsequent four months, albeit with continual fatigue.
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