[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 long haulers
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Nature biotechnology, 2021•ncbi.nlm.nih.govJennifer Minhas used to lead an active lifestyle, playing tennis and taking long walks around
her Seattle neighborhood. But in March of 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19; she has
been sick ever since. Today, walking a few hundred yards leaves her feeling exhausted, and
Minhas, 54, says she still suffers from shortness of breath, migraines, cardiac arrhythmias
and other debilitating symptoms.“It's been a tough road,” she says. Minhas's story is hardly
unique. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 10 and …
her Seattle neighborhood. But in March of 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19; she has
been sick ever since. Today, walking a few hundred yards leaves her feeling exhausted, and
Minhas, 54, says she still suffers from shortness of breath, migraines, cardiac arrhythmias
and other debilitating symptoms.“It's been a tough road,” she says. Minhas's story is hardly
unique. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 10 and …
Jennifer Minhas used to lead an active lifestyle, playing tennis and taking long walks around her Seattle neighborhood. But in March of 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19; she has been sick ever since. Today, walking a few hundred yards leaves her feeling exhausted, and Minhas, 54, says she still suffers from shortness of breath, migraines, cardiac arrhythmias and other debilitating symptoms.“It’s been a tough road,” she says.
Minhas’s story is hardly unique. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 10 and 30% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long-term health problems, and many of them—like Minhas—were never hospitalized or severely ill. Referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or more commonly as long-COVID, these persistent ailments can be mild or incapacitating and affect
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