A green book on the damage of Covid. Which are many because there are so many organs that can be involved in the disease: kidneys, nervous system, skin, heart, intestine. The text – presented in Rome – collects analyzes and testimonies of specialists from different disciplines to explain the multisystemic nature of Covid-19 and intends to become a tool for tracing the guidelines in the management of the disease.
Long Covid, neurological and cognitive aftermath only in a few patients
by Viola Rita
A specialist is not enough to tackle the disease, there is a need for teamwork that includes infectious disease specialists, yes, but also nephrologists, cardiologists, psychiatrists, he says. Claudio Mastroianni, director of UOC Infectious Diseases of the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome and vice president of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Simit).
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After the acute phase, in fact, the Long Covid syndrome takes over, where people deal with the after-effects of the disease.The symptoms that occur vary from the cognitive sphere, such as difficulty paying attention, mental fog, up to tachycardia and nausea. Excessive fatigue, widespread aches and muscle weakness are within the range of the most common symptoms.
Long Covid and mental fog: so the virus would move in the brain
by Viola Rita
The prolongation of this malaise also significantly affects the individual and families from an economic point of view and that is why it is necessary to strengthen patient care in the territory, “because the costs of Covid and Long Covid are not only a borne by the health system, but also by families and the social security system “, he said during the event Francesco Saverio Mennini, professor of Health Economics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
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