According to research at present, COVID-19 not only brings Post-COVID conditions of lung, but also Post-COVID conditions of other organs and systems.
Actually, many Post-COVID conditions are usual in daily lives. For infected people, they develop symptoms weeks and months after infection, it is not necessarily directly related to novel coronavirus infection. Besides the COVID-19, other virus may also cause corresponding symptoms.
Post-COVID-19 conditions including cognitive impairment, anxiety/depression, headache, abnormal breathing, chest/throat pain, abdominal symptoms, myalgia, fatigue/discomfort and other pain.
What’s more, scientists found that the characteristics of Post-COVID conditions infected people: First, children have lower rates of long-term symptoms than adults. Second, women have higher rates of long-term symptoms than men. Third, population with underlying diseases has higher rate than the population without underlying diseases. Forth, infected people with severe initial symptoms and a high viral load also had more severe long-term symptoms.
In general, some patients develop Post-COVID conditions 12 to 16 weeks after infection. Post-COVID conditions are more common in women, adults aged 50 to 69, those with pre-existing conditions, and those with a high viral load and severe symptoms at the time of infection.
But the Post-COVID condition is not as severe as people initially thought, and the incidence is not as high as people though also.
To keep from being infected with Post-COVID condition, it is better to be vaccinated.