COVID-19 survivors can show persistent symptoms six months after recovery, study finds
Viral infections are self-limiting. When the body’s immune system has won over the battle, the body is expected to shortly recover. However, many convalescents from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) experience persistent symptoms that can last for months.
Called “long haulers” these individuals experience a variety of symptoms, such as the difficulty of breathing, a cough, and fatigue.
Now, researchers at the Wuhan Research Center for Communicable Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in China revealed that some patients who had recovered from COVID-19 are experiencing symptoms that persisted for more than six months.
Nearly two-thirds of people hospitalized for coronavirus are still suffering fatigue and weakness six MONTHS later - and a quarter of long-covid sufferers can t sleep, study finds
Researchers looked at more than 1,700 hospitalized coronavirus patients who were discharged between January 7 and May 29
More than 75% of patients reported at least one symptom six months later, with the most common being fatigue and muscle weakness among 63%
The next most common ongoing symptoms were fatigue and muscle weakness in 26% and anxiety or depression in 23%
Among 100 patients tested for antibody levels, most had levels reduced by half, which raises questions about the potential for reinfection