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2% is actually a very large percent, considering how contagious the virus is. Many people like to say that all respiratory illnesses produce similar issues, but

2% is actually a very large percent, considering how contagious the virus is. Many people like to say that all respiratory illnesses produce similar issues, but no other so widespread virus has such high chronic illness remains.

agent008t 6y ago
The symptoms sound similar to the longer-term effects some people experience with mono (Epstein-Barr virus / glandular fever).
- JimmyAxod 6y ago
  I’ve had both. This (long covid, post virus fatigue, whatever) is a few orders of magnitude worse, at least for me. I had covid middle of March, and am maybe 50% energy most days, and have to do massive breaths every so often. After 7 months of “recovery”?! I don’t know if I’m even getting better... yeah extreme fatigue, brain fog, eating can be exhausting... OTOH, A lot of people came out of it far worse...
  - abathur 6y ago
    Thanks for this comparison. I'm not sure how common symptomatic mono is, but I suspect it (along with some things like maybe pneumonia and bronchitis?) is a good reference point. How was your bout with mono? I recall having tonsils so swollen I was afraid I'd have to go to the hospital for a few days, and then being perpetually exhausted for ~6-8 weeks.
    - JimmyAxod 6y ago
      Yeah for me mono was horrible for a week or so, then exhaustion for 2-3 months but nothing like long covid. Of course it could also be partly the fact I had mono in my early 20s and had covid in early 40s!
  - agent008t 6y ago
    Looking up "mono brain fog", there seem to be a lot of reports of people experiencing neurological symptoms for many months, even years. Symptoms reported are similar - fatigue, brain fog, decreased appetite, some also seem to report anxiety and other similar changes. But it seems to be rare enough that it is hard to establish a causal link / study it properly. I wonder if there could be some common cause? Perhaps also common to CFS?

agent008t 6y ago

The symptoms sound similar to the longer-term effects some people experience with mono (Epstein-Barr virus / glandular fever).

JimmyAxod 6y ago
I’ve had both. This (long covid, post virus fatigue, whatever) is a few orders of magnitude worse, at least for me. I had covid middle of March, and am maybe 50% energy most days, and have to do massive breaths every so often. After 7 months of “recovery”?! I don’t know if I’m even getting better... yeah extreme fatigue, brain fog, eating can be exhausting... OTOH, A lot of people came out of it far worse...
- abathur 6y ago
  Thanks for this comparison. I'm not sure how common symptomatic mono is, but I suspect it (along with some things like maybe pneumonia and bronchitis?) is a good reference point. How was your bout with mono? I recall having tonsils so swollen I was afraid I'd have to go to the hospital for a few days, and then being perpetually exhausted for ~6-8 weeks.
  - JimmyAxod 6y ago
    Yeah for me mono was horrible for a week or so, then exhaustion for 2-3 months but nothing like long covid. Of course it could also be partly the fact I had mono in my early 20s and had covid in early 40s!
- agent008t 6y ago
  Looking up "mono brain fog", there seem to be a lot of reports of people experiencing neurological symptoms for many months, even years. Symptoms reported are similar - fatigue, brain fog, decreased appetite, some also seem to report anxiety and other similar changes. But it seems to be rare enough that it is hard to establish a causal link / study it properly. I wonder if there could be some common cause? Perhaps also common to CFS?