Who Are Long-haulers In The Context Of COVID-19?
COVID-19Common questionWho are long-haulers in the context of COVID-19?Long haulers are people who have not fully recovered from COVID-19 weeks or even months after first experiencing symptoms. Some long haulers experience continuous symptoms for weeks or months, while others feel better for weeks, then relapse with old or new symptoms. The constellation of symptoms long haulers experience, sometimes called post-COVID-19 syndrome or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is not uniq
Do most COVID-19 long-haulers have underlying or chronic medical conditions?
It’s still too early to say for sure. Our experience shows most long-haulers tend to fall into the high risk category, but there’s also a growing percentage of people who were otherwise healthy before they became infected. From what we know so far, it still seems random as to who experiences these long-lasting symptoms and who doesn’t.
What It Means to Be a Coronavirus “Long-Hauler”
How long does the post-COVID condition last?
Although most people with COVID-19 get better within weeks of illness, some people experience post-COVID conditions. Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience more than four weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) frequently asked questions
What are some symptoms of COVID-19 long-haulers?
Those individuals are often referred to as “COVID long-haulers” and have a condition called COVID-19 syndrome or “long COVID.” For COVID long-haulers, persistent symptoms often include brain fog, fatigue, headaches, dizziness and shortness of breath, among others.
COVID long-haulers: Questions patients have about symptoms
Why can someone with asymptomatic COVID-19 have long-haul symptoms?
It's not entirely known why asymptomatic people can have long-haul symptoms. But even if you don't experience noticeable side effects, it doesn't mean COVID-19 isn't taxing on your body: your immune system could still be going into overdrive and the virus could still be causing damage throughout your body.
Why Are Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Experiencing Long-Haul Symptoms?