“Long covid looks exactly, and I mean exactly, like chronic Lyme.”
"Long COVID looks exactly, and I mean exactly, like chronic Lyme.” MIT researcher Michal Tal has investigated the immune response in cancer, chronic Lyme disease, and long COVID.
JCI - Long COVID is associated with lower percentages of mature, cytotoxic NK cell phenotypes
UCSF study of 35 people with Long COVID had fewer mature NK cells 4 months after infection.
Lower NK cell levels linked to more symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.
NK cells clear infected cells, which may explain lasting symptoms.
HIV/AIDS and Long COVID are Very Similar
“HIV/AIDS & COVID-19, particularly long COVID, share several significant similarities, especially in terms of viral persistence, T cell damage, immune system dysfunction, & activation of other pathogens. These parallels are important for understanding the long-term effects of both infections and their impact on the immune system.”
Sex differences in postacute infection syndromes
“Postacute infection syndromes like Long Covid disproportionately affect females, differing in prevalence, symptoms, and potential causes from males. This Viewpoint highlights these sex differences, gaps in current understanding, and the critical need for sex-based research.”
Postacute infection syndromes like Long Covid disproportionately affect females, differing in prevalence, symptoms, and potential causes from males. This Viewpoint highlights these sex differences, gaps in current understanding, and the critical need for sex-based research.
Towards an understanding of physical activity-induced post-exertional malaise: Insights into microvascular alterations and immunometabolic interactions in post-COVID condition and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
"Upon physical activity, affected patients exhibit reduced systemic oxygen extraction & oxidative phosphorylation capacity.. these are mediated by dysfunctions in mitochondria & microcirculation.. maintained by.. immune activation."