Experts are clamoring for them to be defined Long Covid symptoms and treatments. After the surge in cases that is being recorded in the United States, but also in Europe, including Italy, the first to move were American doctors.
The Long Covid cases demonstrate that Sars-CoV-2 represents a significant problem beyond the actual acute infection. An Australian study from Queenland Health showed that the symptoms of Long Covid overlap with those of other post-viral syndromes.
Long Covid symptoms and treatments too similar to other viral infections
What’s the problem? Symptoms are often common to other post-viral syndromes. This creates a lot of confusion for patients and doctors themselves. In the United States, federal health authorities are being asked to establish a dedicated department.
The eBook entitled tries to answer these questions Guidelines for the follow-up of Covid-19 sequelae, edited by Claudio Lucifora, professor of Political Economy at the Catholic University of Milan and published by the Vita e Pensiero publishing house of the same university. In In this video the teacher explains the content of his work.
Teamwork is needed
Health protection agencies, local health and social care companies and scientific hospitalization and treatment institutes, as well as a representation of general practitioners, are involved in the initiative. «The bet – says Lucifora – is that the guidelines can support clinical practicehelp optimize the care of patients suffering from the post-acute sequelae of Covid infection, but above all offer prospects for recovery and improve their health“.
What are the most common symptoms and how long do they have to last to be Long Covid?
The main question to be answered is precisely that of how to understand whether it really is Long Covid. The most widespread are:
tiredness that limits your ability to carry out usual daily activities, chronic headache, cough, shortness of breath,
cognitive fogalterations of taste and smell, cardiac and neurological disorders.
To be classified as Long Covid, the symptoms must have persisted for at least four months.
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The article Long Covid: cases are increasing, but the diagnosis remains difficult comes from OK Salute e Benessere.