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> leaves long-lasting damage to the body (in particular, but not limited to, the brain). In what percentage of people who get COVID-19 is there long-lasting da

by cheph 6y ago

> leaves long-lasting damage to the body (in particular, but not limited to, the brain). In what percentage of people who get COVID-19 is there long-lasting damage to the body? What other conditions did the people who get long-lasting damage to the body have? How does these numbers compare with other diseases? Would appreciate citations.

henearkr 6y ago
Most people with COVID even with few symptoms have a loss of smell. If you like numbers, I read that around 80% of people with COVID report loss of smell. And this is one kind of neurological effect. This is a more global view of how the virus could affect the brain: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-we-know-so-far-about-how-covid-affects-the-nervous-system/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-we-know-so-f... And I'm not even touching the subjects of damage to the heart, clotting problems, etc.
- jlokier 6y ago
  The loss of smell is thought to be sensory, not due to affecting the brain. However, those covid-induced strokes definitely affect the brain.
  - henearkr 6y ago
    Yes you're right indeed, the Scientific American article even mentions what you say.
OJFord 6y ago
Nobody had it long enough ago to answer that. SARS-CoV-1 (1) patients have suffered years afterwards, see e.g. this article from 2010: https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2010/09/02/sars_survivors_struggle_with_symptoms_years_later.html https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2010/09/02/sars...
- anoncake 6y ago
  SARS was 20 times as deadly as Covid.