Despite the fact that Long COVID is now recognized by the medical community as its own illness, experts still don't know how to define symptoms of the condition, which makes it difficult to come up with treatments
It’s now estimated that around 30% of those who get COVID-19 will suffer from what’s referred to as “Long COVID,” where they continue to experience some symptoms and feel the effects of the virus for weeks, even months in some cases.High-Powered Winds Whip Through Southland, Bringing Cold Weather And Dust Advisories“There are points in time where I felt like I was experiencing a slow death, and I understand why people say they don’t want to live anymore,” said Peggy Marie.
“It would go two nails, and then another nail, and it’s not like the nail died and comes off. It would lift up from the nail bed and I would literally pull it out like this,” Marie said. Dr. Yang is the Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Southern California’s David Geffen School of Medicine. He said we don’t yet know what causes Long COVID, but it’s believed to be tied to the immune system.
According to Dr. Yang, long haulers can be those who had both mild and severe COVID symptoms, and those who are otherwise very healthy, like Brent Boschetti. He got COVID in March of 2020 and suffered Long COVID symptoms for more than a year.