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Long term symptoms - BostonCard - 10-08-2020

A lot has been made of the "long haulerers", who have symptoms of COVID-19 for weeks after becoming infected.  Here's a good research article

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(20)30606-6/fulltext

Quote:Conclusions

Up to 2 months after symptom onset, two thirds of adults with non-critical COVID-19 had complaints, mainly anosmia/ageusia, dyspnea or asthenia. A prolonged medical follow-up of patients with COVID-19 seems essential, whatever the initial clinical presentation.

This is of relevance to our recently diagnosed White House occupant.

BC

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