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1/ According to latest ONS figures, 2M people in the UK now have Long Covid. Between 50-70% meet diagnostic criteria for #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis, a serious condition notoriously neglected & misunderstood by medical professionals.
Medics, read on for important information 🧵
Medics, read on for important information 🧵
2/ Thank you @AnilvanderZee for making this video. I want medics watching to understand that although Anil looks in good health, I can assure he is not. The exertion used to make this video will have triggered a ‘crash’
3/ I have experienced this for myself. Prior to covid I was a fit and healthy 35yr old, no comorbidities, regularly working 12hr+ shifts all day on my feet.
1/ An important thread on Long Covid and #viralpersistence
“Almost all infectious outbreaks leave behind a proportion of pts who remain chronically unwell with symptom patterns similar to #LongCovid. This is known as the ‘long tail’ of epidemics.”
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bbc.com/future/article…
“Almost all infectious outbreaks leave behind a proportion of pts who remain chronically unwell with symptom patterns similar to #LongCovid. This is known as the ‘long tail’ of epidemics.”
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bbc.com/future/article…
2/ Clues can be gained from studying survivors of the SARS (SARS CoV-1) outbreaks of the early 2000’s, and the West Africa Ebola crisis of the past decade.
3/ After SARS CoV-1 in 2002 - 2004, some survivors were reported to feel “weak, extremely fatigued, had aches and pains all over their body, and they were completely unable to work”
Some also reported ‘sleeping extremely poorly’.
Some also reported ‘sleeping extremely poorly’.
