Discussions about #COVID19 focus on binary outcomes: Death & Recovery. But we know #coronavirus undertakes “ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes” (sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/h…). This has dramatic implication for the Quality of Life of those not fully recovered. 1/ 
We can think of the total number of people infected with #coronavirus being distributed on a health-related Quality of Life scale (0 = Death & 1 = Fully recovered). Significant majority fully recover. 2/
However, what’s the number of people in the in-between compromised health state? How high is that number? It’ll be sometime before the full extent of this disease burden will become evident. In the interim, one shouldn’t forget this invisible damage exists. 3/3
"Many people think #COVID19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms... Many people will be left with chronic kidney and heart problems. Even their neural system is disrupted... We are learning while we are sailing."
sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/f…
sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/f…
Surviving #COVID19 May Not Feel Like Recovery for Some
Debilitating symptoms can last long after a person’s body has gotten rid of the #coronavirus, a reality Italians are now confronting.
nytimes.com/2020/05/10/wor…
Debilitating symptoms can last long after a person’s body has gotten rid of the #coronavirus, a reality Italians are now confronting.
nytimes.com/2020/05/10/wor…
More on the false binary framing of #COVID19 outcomes (death/recovery). Report from Italy indicates:
- 30% of recovered patients at risk of chronic respiratory problems
- might take 6-12mo for full functional recovery (might not be complete for some)
- 30% of recovered patients at risk of chronic respiratory problems
- might take 6-12mo for full functional recovery (might not be complete for some)
Some #COVID19 patients say they’ve been ill for as long as 8 weeks - 4x longer than what official guidelines have advised:
elemental.medium.com/guidelines-say…
elemental.medium.com/guidelines-say…
#Coronavirus Patients Lose Senses of Taste, Smell—and Haven’t Gotten Them Back
Many experience emotional fallout from the loss; pizza that ‘tastes like cardboard to me’
wsj.com/articles/coron…
Many experience emotional fallout from the loss; pizza that ‘tastes like cardboard to me’
wsj.com/articles/coron…
.@edyong209 reports on the thousands of recovering #COVID19 patients who have been struggling with months of debilitating symptoms. As noted earlier, we are only beginning to understand and appreciate the extent of morbidity inflicted by the virus.
What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
theconversation.com/what-doctors-k…
theconversation.com/what-doctors-k…
‘I Had To Learn To Walk Again... I lost 35 pounds, I had nine blood transfusions, I had kidney dialysis three times,” COVID-19 Survivor Recovering After 4 Months
- no underlying conditions and had gone on a 60-mile bike trip the week before getting sick.
minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/07/02/i-h…
- no underlying conditions and had gone on a 60-mile bike trip the week before getting sick.
minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/07/02/i-h…
My Covid-19 symptoms have lasted more than 100 days, and I’m not alone. Will they ever end?
statnews.com/2020/07/08/my-…
statnews.com/2020/07/08/my-…
From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/b…
"...cardiac MRI scans revealed that roughly 30-35 percent of Big Ten athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 appeared to have myocarditis."
