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Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected?

32 points by emot 3y ago

SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
Very speculative article, but does provide a nice succinct explanation for the counter-intuitive idea that multiple infections could pead to greater chance of long covid. That said, I got terrible long covid after my first infection. I consider myself to still be getting over it. I've been reinfected about 6 times (apparently this is actually abnormal). The o ly long covid symptom I've fou d to get worse after some of my reinfections is that my breath gets shorter again long term, and I have to go about clawing back my pulomnary capacity again. Otherwise brainfog and the like seem to mostly not worsen, although I will say that I'm still, 3 years on, trying to get rid of the last vestiges of those symptoms. Feel like I overshared my personal experience here for some reason, but like I said, article seems highly speculative. So why not share some anecdata while we're at it.
- genter 3y ago
  For about 6 months after the first time I got Covid, smoke really bothered me. The California wild fires were miserable. I'm currently getting over Covid for the 4th time (I think), and the smoke is slightly bothering me, but it isn't terrible.
- arisAlexis 3y ago
  you got covid 6 times without being immunocompromised? Have you done all tests to rule that out? What's your job if I may ask? I would get it for a nurse or something maybe.
  - push-to-prod 3y ago
    I've had it four times, but I've got lung issues, so it's not entirely surprising. First time was before there was a vaccine, and the successive times were half as bad as the previous time. Came very close to dying the first time, that was very unpleasant.
- mharig 3y ago
  Are you vaccinated? How often?
  - thelastparadise 3y ago
    Counterexample: - I'm completely unvaccinated - Tested positive once (had no symptoms, only tested because of close contact) - No long covid - Healthier and more energetic than ever - Never wear a mask - Have stash of *vermect*n, never used
    - ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
      If you are not a carrier of parasites, the ivermectin won't help you. However, if you are host to parasites susceptible to ivermectin, then it can indeed improve your outcome re Covid. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-s...
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autoexec 3y ago
I mean, no matter what it's a dice roll every time you get infected. Clearly your risk increases each time in that sense. Avoid the infection and you avoid the risk. Because there's so much research still ongoing, that's probably the safest way to frame things. I'm still hoping we'll figure out what things make a person more or less likely to get it. Considering the wide variation in symptoms and severity I doubt we'll have a treatment anytime soon.
- two_handfuls 3y ago
  That assumes those rolls are independent. It’s not unreasonable to ask how correlated they may be.
aaron695 3y ago
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randomcarbloke 3y ago
The highest risk is never having had covid at all according to data.
- irreticent 3y ago
  Can you provide a reputable source of that data?
  - randomcarbloke 3y ago
    It's been covered by many studies in many countries...but sure here's a piece in the lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00310-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-39...

32 points by emot 3y ago

Very speculative article, but does provide a nice succinct explanation for the counter-intuitive idea that multiple infections could pead to greater chance of long covid. That said, I got terrible long covid after my first infection. I consider myself to still be getting over it. I've been reinfected about 6 times (apparently this is actually abnormal). The o ly long covid symptom I've fou d to get worse after some of my reinfections is that my breath gets shorter again long term, and I have to go about clawing back my pulomnary capacity again. Otherwise brainfog and the like seem to mostly not worsen, although I will say that I'm still, 3 years on, trying to get rid of the last vestiges of those symptoms. Feel like I overshared my personal experience here for some reason, but like I said, article seems highly speculative. So why not share some anecdata while we're at it.

genter 3y ago
For about 6 months after the first time I got Covid, smoke really bothered me. The California wild fires were miserable. I'm currently getting over Covid for the 4th time (I think), and the smoke is slightly bothering me, but it isn't terrible.
arisAlexis 3y ago
you got covid 6 times without being immunocompromised? Have you done all tests to rule that out? What's your job if I may ask? I would get it for a nurse or something maybe.
- push-to-prod 3y ago
  I've had it four times, but I've got lung issues, so it's not entirely surprising. First time was before there was a vaccine, and the successive times were half as bad as the previous time. Came very close to dying the first time, that was very unpleasant.
mharig 3y ago
Are you vaccinated? How often?
- thelastparadise 3y ago
  Counterexample: - I'm completely unvaccinated - Tested positive once (had no symptoms, only tested because of close contact) - No long covid - Healthier and more energetic than ever - Never wear a mask - Have stash of *vermect*n, never used
  - ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
    If you are not a carrier of parasites, the ivermectin won't help you. However, if you are host to parasites susceptible to ivermectin, then it can indeed improve your outcome re Covid. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-s...
    - deleted 3y ago
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autoexec 3y ago

I mean, no matter what it's a dice roll every time you get infected. Clearly your risk increases each time in that sense. Avoid the infection and you avoid the risk. Because there's so much research still ongoing, that's probably the safest way to frame things. I'm still hoping we'll figure out what things make a person more or less likely to get it. Considering the wide variation in symptoms and severity I doubt we'll have a treatment anytime soon.

two_handfuls 3y ago
That assumes those rolls are independent. It’s not unreasonable to ask how correlated they may be.

aaron695 3y ago

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randomcarbloke 3y ago

The highest risk is never having had covid at all according to data.

irreticent 3y ago
Can you provide a reputable source of that data?
- randomcarbloke 3y ago
  It's been covered by many studies in many countries...but sure here's a piece in the lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00310-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-39...