“Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19”
I suspect the Covid-19 is like HIV where it can hide in other parts of the body. The virus level drops to a point where it cannot be detected with the Nasal swab. It is sitting there waiting for the immune system to drop before coming back out again.
The Nasal swab is for detecting respiratory illness infections. Covid-19 might be a Vascular Disease too. Once a patient inflected the virus starts in the respiratory areas then moves through the blood to spread throughout the body.
They might need to develop a blood test for active Covid-19 instead of just antibodies.
I agree. I think that the fact that it killed elderly so quickly misled people into thinking it is an old/weak person respiratory virus (a misconception many still hold) rather than a virus like AIDS or shingles like virus that can wreck anyone, of any age, just over a longer period of time.
China knew.
This is the real danger of the virus and is the reason my family is still taking extraordinary measures not to get it. They just don’t understand enough about it yet. If I thought it was like the flu, I wouldn’t care, but thinking it could be something that plagues a person for who knows how long, that’s another story.
I know a long hauler (4 months) on another board, HCQ and other treatments knock it down, but it keeps coming back in waves and each is as bad as the first. The latest flares have caused seizures so it’s starting to affect his CNS. Healthy guy, mid forties.
That is possible, but I think these long term symptoms can be explained by direct viral damage to tissues. Heart, lung and vascular damage will cause the various symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Throw in damage to the brain, nervous system, endocrine system, kidneys, etc, and who knows what the future holds for these "recovered" folks. I really hope it isn't nearly as bad as some of the studies suggest, and all of these "long-haulers" fully recover.
I'm sure the "hoaxers" will claim these studies are fake, and it's all part of evil super genius Bill Gates' plan to convince us all to accept the vaccine, wear a mask, social distance, install sharia law, defeat Trump or whatever the conspiracy of the day is.