Long COVID is confusing until we realize its most alarming outcome is *Chronic Fatigue Syndrome* (CFS).
What does CFS look like?
Is it like Long COVID? 🧵
This is a person with CFS. At 24, she had spent nearly a decade without putting her feet on the ground.
What does CFS look like?
Is it like Long COVID? 🧵
This is a person with CFS. At 24, she had spent nearly a decade without putting her feet on the ground.
This is @jenbrea suffering from post-exertional malaise, from her documentary Unrest, which you can watch on Netflix (the 3 clips come from the documentary)
This is Whitney, who hasn't talked for years. His father:
“Whitney’s state is comparable to an AIDS patient about a week before his death. And that has been the case for the last six years.”
“Whitney’s state is comparable to an AIDS patient about a week before his death. And that has been the case for the last six years.”
CFS is an illness that leaves ppl exhausted after minimum efforts like brushing their teeth, leaves many ppl bedridden, can last for decades, and has no known cure.
The #1 cause of death is suicide.
The #1 cause of death is suicide.
Why am I talking about CFS in the context of Long COVID?
Long COVID can be many things, but one of the worst is "COVID Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" or "COVID CFS".
It looks eerily like "standard CFS".
Long COVID can be many things, but one of the worst is "COVID Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" or "COVID CFS".
It looks eerily like "standard CFS".
Standard CFS and COVID CFS:
1.Have the same symptoms
2.Appear after a viral infection
3.Affect women more, especially those in their fertile years
4.Also seem to be caused by a combination of remaining virus and immune system gone awry
5. They're bad: Ppl lose their jobs from it
1.Have the same symptoms
2.Appear after a viral infection
3.Affect women more, especially those in their fertile years
4.Also seem to be caused by a combination of remaining virus and immune system gone awry
5. They're bad: Ppl lose their jobs from it
1. Same symptoms
The main symptoms of COVID after 6 months are the same as those of standard CFS (see here:
mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi… )
The main symptoms of COVID after 6 months are the same as those of standard CFS (see here:
mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi… )
2. They both appear after a viral infection
In the case of standard CFS, it is known to appear after Zika, Ebola, mononucleosis, and many other virus infections, including worryingly the flu and SARS
In the case of standard CFS, it is known to appear after Zika, Ebola, mononucleosis, and many other virus infections, including worryingly the flu and SARS
3. They both affect women in their fertile years more
The graph is for CFS
For COVID CFS, many studies show the same: eg, a Parisian hospital had 4x as many women as men with Long COVID. More studies here:
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/long-covid-c…
The graph is for CFS
For COVID CFS, many studies show the same: eg, a Parisian hospital had 4x as many women as men with Long COVID. More studies here:
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/long-covid-c…
4. They seem to share the cause
There's evidence that standard and COVID CFS might both be due to some virus persisting in the body and/or the immune system going awry
There's evidence that standard and COVID CFS might both be due to some virus persisting in the body and/or the immune system going awry
5. Both of them are so debilitating that many patients lose their jobs and get financial pbms
If it's true, it's bad, because CFS appears to be chronic and has no cure.
What are your odds of catching it? ~2-3%
Can you prevent it? Yes, vaccines help
How much?
What else do we know?
That, and more, in this week's article
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/long-covid-c…
What are your odds of catching it? ~2-3%
Can you prevent it? Yes, vaccines help
How much?
What else do we know?
That, and more, in this week's article
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/long-covid-c…
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