From a study of 97 participants who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 before the vaccines were widely available (until September 2021) in Cape Town,
"The results were striking:
- More than half had at least one ongoing symptom more than six months after infection.
- 44% showed measurable cognitive or memory impairment, while 53% reported memory problems.
- 55% reported moderate to severe fatigue.
- One in four had high anxiety levels, and the number taking psychiatric medication nearly doubled after infection.
- Severity didn’t predict outcome: These problems affected people across all levels of illness, including those who were never hospitalised.
- None of the inflammatory, cardiovascular, or renin–angiotensin markers measured during acute illness or recovery were linked to persistent symptoms. In short, the usual blood tests taken during infection didn’t help identify who would go on to develop long COVID symptoms..
All these reported symptoms were new to the individuals and only came after COVID..
The lack of a clear biological predictor suggests that long COVID’s mental and cognitive effects aren’t easily explained by inflammation alone.."
SARS-CoV-2 can directly damage our nervous system.
'Long COVID’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss'
gavi.org/vaccineswork/l…
"The results were striking:
- More than half had at least one ongoing symptom more than six months after infection.
- 44% showed measurable cognitive or memory impairment, while 53% reported memory problems.
- 55% reported moderate to severe fatigue.
- One in four had high anxiety levels, and the number taking psychiatric medication nearly doubled after infection.
- Severity didn’t predict outcome: These problems affected people across all levels of illness, including those who were never hospitalised.
- None of the inflammatory, cardiovascular, or renin–angiotensin markers measured during acute illness or recovery were linked to persistent symptoms. In short, the usual blood tests taken during infection didn’t help identify who would go on to develop long COVID symptoms..
All these reported symptoms were new to the individuals and only came after COVID..
The lack of a clear biological predictor suggests that long COVID’s mental and cognitive effects aren’t easily explained by inflammation alone.."
SARS-CoV-2 can directly damage our nervous system.
'Long COVID’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss'
gavi.org/vaccineswork/l…
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