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This has nothing to do with the original argument you referenced. Also, scientists are discovering more about Covid every day. What can’t yet be explained is a

by e79 6y ago

This has nothing to do with the original argument you referenced. Also, scientists are discovering more about Covid every day. What can’t yet be explained is a reflection of the rigorous scientific process being applied. Scientists are careful not to jump to conclusions. It can take years of research to confidently understand a complex virus like Covid. Public health officials needs to adapt to the latest understanding and work with data and statistics accordingly. It’s extremely boring and un-sexy (i.e., it’s not like scientists in the movies making a sudden breakthrough), which is I suppose why so many jump to conspiracies. We crave clear and spectacular reasons for the things we fear and have no control over.

walterbell 6y ago
From the article: > But he warned that until we figure out what is causing long Covid "it is difficult to figure out treatments." If scientists don't know what is causing "Long Covid", then they don't know what is causing "Covid". Yet, many treatments have been developed for Covid. If we accept our ability to treat without full knowledge of origin, then "Long Covid" can be treated, as has been done for Covid. If "Long Covid" deserves a different status due to unknown origin, then the same standard can be applied to the unknown origin of Covid.
- wins32767 6y ago
  Long Covid could be caused not by an active virus, but in long lasting changes to the body caused by a prior infection. One could imagine (entirely hypothetically) that a subset of COVID infections destroys all of the cells in the nose used generate further cells that detect smells. This would result in a permanent loss of smell, but fixing it require something different than just removing the virus from the body.
- spion 6y ago
  Scientists do have some idea: https://twitter.com/farid__jalali/status/1293305162509910016 https://twitter.com/farid__jalali/status/1293305162509910016 disclamer: IANA scientist or doctor, but it looks like long covid might be very similar to allergy (and similarly treated)

by e79 6y ago

walterbell 6y ago

From the article: > But he warned that until we figure out what is causing long Covid "it is difficult to figure out treatments." If scientists don't know what is causing "Long Covid", then they don't know what is causing "Covid". Yet, many treatments have been developed for Covid. If we accept our ability to treat without full knowledge of origin, then "Long Covid" can be treated, as has been done for Covid. If "Long Covid" deserves a different status due to unknown origin, then the same standard can be applied to the unknown origin of Covid.

wins32767 6y ago
Long Covid could be caused not by an active virus, but in long lasting changes to the body caused by a prior infection. One could imagine (entirely hypothetically) that a subset of COVID infections destroys all of the cells in the nose used generate further cells that detect smells. This would result in a permanent loss of smell, but fixing it require something different than just removing the virus from the body.
spion 6y ago
Scientists do have some idea: https://twitter.com/farid__jalali/status/1293305162509910016 https://twitter.com/farid__jalali/status/1293305162509910016 disclamer: IANA scientist or doctor, but it looks like long covid might be very similar to allergy (and similarly treated)