For Americans, long COVID symptoms are changing the meaning of "the disabled", revealed a US media website.
Long COVID Symptoms
The article added that long COVID symptoms include severe fatigue, heart palpitations, a constant ringing in the ears, chronic foot pain and a hard time swallowing, among other things. "It’s a disability that only ones that suffer with it can explain," a patient was quoted as saying.What is Long COVID Syndrome?
Long COVID or post-COVID syndrome, has affected nearly one in five Americans who have had COVID, said the website, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
Its Time to Take Long COVID Seriously
WHO Europe urges governments and health partners to take long COVID seriously and find new solutions based on research and evidence.
WHO Europe urges governments and health partners to take long COVID seriously and find new solutions based on research and evidence.
‘In an article tilted "Long COVID Is Going to Change How We Talk About Disability," the website "sheknows" said the prevalence of long COVID has made some lose their taste or smell, while many other affected people have found themselves permanently disabled.’
Sara Fergenson, a social worker and rural public health advocate in West Virginia, called for "a conversation around normalizing what disabled means". If the definition of "the disabled" expands to include long COVID patients, the medical community as well as other public resources can offer more help to those who have seen their daily lives turned upside down due to the COVID-19, said the report.
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Long COVID-19 Risk in Children Could be a icy Ground
Higher risk of long COVID-19 in younger children, those with complex chronic conditions, and those with more severe acute COVID-19 illness.
Higher risk of long COVID-19 in younger children, those with complex chronic conditions, and those with more severe acute COVID-19 illness.
Long COVID Keeping as Many as 4 Million Out of Work
In the United States, long COVID is keeping as many as 4 million full-time employees out of work. Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID by only 15 percent.
In the United States, long COVID is keeping as many as 4 million full-time employees out of work. Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID by only 15 percent.
Can Cholesterol Levels Increase Long COVID Risk?
People with long-COVID symptoms were found to have higher levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and unhealthy fatty acids.
People with long-COVID symptoms were found to have higher levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and unhealthy fatty acids.
