@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl #1: "no antibody test on the control group"
The odds of any control having had COVID would be small to begin with, but the odds are made even smaller by the fact that they bare minimum never had any symptoms worth getting checked out.
The odds of any control having had COVID would be small to begin with, but the odds are made even smaller by the fact that they bare minimum never had any symptoms worth getting checked out.
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl #2: "brain changes are seen in chronic rhinosinusitis"
It's a legitimate criticism (separating cause and effect), but she's taking this Biobank study in isolation, but it's not at all in isolation; it's just the latest of a long series of studies. Take this one, for example:
It's a legitimate criticism (separating cause and effect), but she's taking this Biobank study in isolation, but it's not at all in isolation; it's just the latest of a long series of studies. Take this one, for example:
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl thelancet.com/journals/lanps…
TL/DR: "Our study provides evidence for substantial neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months after COVID-19 infection." Compared to controls and to other respiratory illnesses.
It can also be pointed out that some *causes* of chronic...
TL/DR: "Our study provides evidence for substantial neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months after COVID-19 infection." Compared to controls and to other respiratory illnesses.
It can also be pointed out that some *causes* of chronic...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl rhinosinusitis are themselves neurological.
#3 95% of patients recover their sense of smell in 6 months
She's cherry-picking. Here, let's literally take the very first result from scholar.google.com on the subject:
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
69,5% recovery after *12*...
#3 95% of patients recover their sense of smell in 6 months
She's cherry-picking. Here, let's literally take the very first result from scholar.google.com on the subject:
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
69,5% recovery after *12*...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl months. 21,9% improved but not resolved. 8,6% no change or even worsened. Conclusion in the paper: "A substantial proportion of patients with previous mild-to-moderate symptomatic COVID-19 characterized by new onset of chemosensory dysfunction still complained on altered...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl sense of smell or taste 1 year after the onset."
And that's not me reverse-cherry-picking - I literally just pulled the first paper that popped up on a search.
(If you want to argue that "improvement" is still good... let me tell you, my former roomate whose sense of taste...
And that's not me reverse-cherry-picking - I literally just pulled the first paper that popped up on a search.
(If you want to argue that "improvement" is still good... let me tell you, my former roomate whose sense of taste...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl disappeared but is now back to things tasting like cardboard isn't exactly thrilled to have caught COVID.
Lastly: loss of smell and taste are only two of the many common chronic post-covid conditions. We literally have...multiple rehabilitation clinics here in Iceland -...
Lastly: loss of smell and taste are only two of the many common chronic post-covid conditions. We literally have...multiple rehabilitation clinics here in Iceland -...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl with waiting lists - and only a tiny percentage of our population got infected. The problem is real, and it's common.
Influenza attacks sialylated glycoproteins. These are highly region-specific and allow the disease to target only areas that will max out its ability to...
Influenza attacks sialylated glycoproteins. These are highly region-specific and allow the disease to target only areas that will max out its ability to...
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl spread. COVID - like SARS - attacks ACE2, which is found throughout the body, on a broad range of cell types, particularly in relation to the handling of blood.
SARS 1 f'ed people up pretty bad long-term.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
SARS 1 f'ed people up pretty bad long-term.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
@reisada @Louisbotelho17 @TSLAFanMtl nature.com/articles/s4141…
... etc.
There's no reason to be in denial about its sister's long-term effects.
... etc.
There's no reason to be in denial about its sister's long-term effects.
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