Long Covid/PASC (general)
“Long COVID & viral persistence - new evidence A new study detected a peptide fragment specific to SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 in blood extracellular vesicles (EVs) from Long COVID patients - months to years after infection. Let’s unpack why this matters.”
City Doctors Blame ‘Long Covid’ For Severe Viral Infections That Have Laid Kolkata Low
A past history of ‘long or severe' Covid may have led to long-term weakening of respiratory and immune functions, making thousands in the city more vulnerable to recurrent infections, say doctors.
The gastrointestinal tract is a central driver of Long COVID pathogenesis, w/ SARS-CoV-2 infecting intestinal cells and causing inflammation, microbiome dysbiosis, and more.
Persistent viral reservoirs in the gut lead to systemic and metabolic disruption.
Organ damage might affect over 50 % of post-COVID-19 individuals and perhaps more in adolescents and children.
Review of organ damage from COVID and Long COVID: a disease with a spectrum of pathology - PMC