: Experts raise concerns on long Covid symptoms appearing after six months to a year from infection #IndiaNEWS Recovered Covid-19 patients may develop new symptoms within six months to a year after recuperating

Experts raise concerns on long Covid symptoms appearing after six months to a year from infection #IndiaNEWS
Recovered Covid-19 patients may develop new symptoms within six months to a year after recuperating from the disease, a member of the coronavirus National Task Force, under the Indian Council of Medical Research, told The Hindu in an interview.“Covid-19 is a recent disease and at times it displays symptoms which no other viral infection does,??? said NK Arora, chief of Operations Research Group, which is part of the national Covid task force. “While we are developing understanding about the short and long-term impact on the body, we now know that one may develop new symptoms six months to one year after recovering from Covid. The term given to this is long Covid.???The medical expert added that studies showed that after a Covid-19 infection, antibodies may remain in the system for three to nine months, preventing re-infections. He also spoke about data collated in India and other countries that show re-infections were rare. “However, in some cases, it may occur any time beyond three months after recovery from Covid-19,??? Arora told The Hindu. “Vaccines provide protection against severe disease for a longer duration.???Apollo TeleHealth senior internal medicine consultant Mubasheer Ali, however, said that available data also proved that only a few people may experience these long-term effects. These symptoms include...Read more

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