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> I'm not sure this is proven It might not be proven yet, but at least that's what happened to people who survived SARS[1]: > Bruce England was a paramedic on
by krn 7y ago
> I'm not sure this is proven
It might not be proven yet, but at least that's what happened to people who survived SARS[1]:
> Bruce England was a paramedic on duty in Toronto during the early days of the Sars outbreak and, having attended a patient with a chest infection, found himself falling ill.
> For him, and many others affected by the Sars outbreak in Toronto, the effects of that experience are still being felt today. Ten years on Bruce still experiences weakness and difficulty with his breathing.
> "I had Sars. It's left a lasting impact on me and my life. So did I survive it? Maybe not, it's still there for me," he says.
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23710697 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23710697
- mcv 7y agoWell, that sucks. Not just for him, but for us. It's increasingly looking like COVID-19 is not going to be contained, and if it passes like a flu with more casualties, that's something we can recover from, but if it's gonna leave millions with permanent respiratory damage, then we're going to be feeling the effect for decades.
- shalmanese 7y agoThis speaks to a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of the flu. Many flu survivors are left with long term pneumonia as well as increasing your risk of heart disease and stroke over the long term: https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/flu-long-term-effects https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/flu-long-ter...