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Do You Have Unexplained Symptoms? They Might Be Post-Viral
The common wisdom about catching a virus is that in a few days—a few weeks, tops—everything will be back to normal. And in many cases, that’s true.
But as the flood of Long COVID cases during the pandemic demonstrated, sometimes it can take much, much longer. Additionally, doctors and scientists are realizing that post-viral symptoms can be more subtle than the crushing fatigue and brain fog commonly seen in Long COVID and other post-acute infection syndromes, as these conditions are known.
#LongCOVID #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOvver #PubicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
Sigh, more proof that I'll be needing to increase my cardiovascular and keep my weight training to help me with my studies:
The Fascinating Phenomenon That Is Your Brain on Exercise
..the current physical activity recommendations to get a minimum of 150 min/wk of moderate intensity aerobic exercise is probably a good starting point. “Most of us researchers in this area believe that this is likely close to the target that most people should be aiming for in order to achieve some impact on both cognitive and mood outcomes,” Erickson said.
The guidelines also recommend at least 2 days of muscle strengthening activity per week, and Kramer said everyone should strive for that, including older adults so long as they’re cleared by their doctor.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fascinating-phenomenon-your-brain-exercise-2026a1000bqz
And yet another reason of thousands to not get Covid in the first place...
Long COVID May Increase Your Heart Disease Risk
Long COVID was associated with a substantially higher risk for new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease, in both women and men, with additional risks for heart failure and peripheral arterial disease in women.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-may-increase-your-heart-disease-risk-2026a1000auo
#LongCovid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life
Children and adolescents with long COVID are significantly more likely to experience worsening grades, difficulty concentrating, and having limited fun with friends, according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics.
“Given that both educational performance and positive peer interactions are key developmental tasks among both school-age children and adolescents, our findings demonstrate important functional impairments that extend beyond the clinical symptomatology that has been described to date,” the researchers write. “Such impairments of desirable child developmental experiences may have long-term implications well into adulthood.”
#LongCovid #PublicHealth #CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
We're slowly reaching a point where so many people will have been deeply effected by #Covid19 that the general populace will have a harder time ignoring it.
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Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US. This South Shore teen is one of them
Defined as a chronic condition that lasts for at least three months after a COVID infection, long COVID is diagnosed not by a single test but by a pattern of symptoms that cannot otherwise be explained. Those symptoms can include fatigue, headaches, brain fog, sleep disruption, and pain, but they often look different depending on age.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/metro/long-covid-teens-children-boston/?s_campaign=8315:varf
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#LongCovid #Covid19 #Boston #Infectiousdisease #PublicHealth #CovidisNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask
