COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

Interestingly with what seems to have been COVID which went around at work recently, it doesn't seem that any of us who had it mildly seem to have passed it on to anyone, at least not symptomatically, none of us have had anyone else in their household or friends and family pick it up - seems like all of us probably got it from the one person at work who had the full blown symptoms.
 
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n111ck said:
Scientists have found that those with long covid actually just have herpes - some awkward conversations coming lol…

www.telegraph.co.uk

Long Covid may be the body trying to fight off other viruses

Scientists find the immune system is still active for some time after a coronavirus infection has cleared up
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Not quite how you put it, reactivation of other virus's, which in itself is a fairly major thing as it indicates it's messing with the immune system which is rarely good (from memory Measles can also do something similar).

And "herpes" is from memory a family of virus that includes the virus that gives you cold sores etc
 
Covid seems to weaken the body, so even after a person tests negative there can be an active immune battle going on.

I wish they would test treatments on the population, at least current medication, then through trial and error patterns would emerged.

Metormin and paxlovid are being tested, among many different drugs that activate or deactivate parts of the body.

We also need a blood test. To be able to confirm it, even if its just a general one.

The variant that caused my problems was the BA. 1.1 version.
 
n111ck said:
Scientists have found that those with long covid actually just have herpes - some awkward conversations coming lol…

www.telegraph.co.uk

Long Covid may be the body trying to fight off other viruses

Scientists find the immune system is still active for some time after a coronavirus infection has cleared up
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk
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As the article touches on long COVID, despite some wanting it to be, isn't just one thing. And often due to wider body infection that COVID can do causing damage with the rest of inflammation, which can temporarily or permanently impact various functions of the body and if you are unfortunate COVID may infect and cause damage to an area which might be already borderline i.e. someone could be marginal for diabetes but never know, then COVID finishes off their ability to produce sufficient insulin or impacts the ability for some time before recovering.

Frustratingly I seem to be experiencing a certain amount of brain fog since having COVID again recently despite it being a very mild dose of COVID, the most obvious actually is playing Helldivers 2 where I'll just stare blankly at the key sequences for the stratagems and my brain just can't even process the sequence of up, down. left, right patterns :( there is just nothing. Fortunately it is fairly limited but if more people generally are experiencing low levels of it, maybe not even realising it, post COVID it would probably explain a lot of the stuff going on in the last 1-2 years with declining standards of a lot of things like driving and people generally far more unmotivated than typical pre-pandemic (though I don't think it is all just that - for some I think the whole experience has fundamentally altered their world view one way or another especially in regard to work/life balance and the way the world used to be pre-pandemic doesn't fit well with them any more).
 
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A new report out;

“Our data provide strong evidence that SARS-CoV-2, in some form or location, persists for up to 14 months following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection."
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I'm not sure if it's in this study or another. But researchers have found there is at least 5 sub types that can happen in people.

Meanwhile on the Twitters people talking about having a 100 day cough. They haven't put 2+2 together yet.
 
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BowdonUK said:
A new report out;



I'm not sure if it's in this study or another. But researchers have found there is at least 5 sub types that can happen in people.

Meanwhile on the Twitters people talking about having a 100 day cough. They haven't put 2+2 together yet.
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I couldn't be bothered waiting 14 months for the tinnitus covid gave me to subside, so I just accelerated it with prednisolone. Did the trick nicely.
 
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BowdonUK said:
This would be good if it goes through;
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My problem with that is it is trying to look at long COVID as if it is one identifiable disease and it is not, it does need recognition as a condition so people can get the support and treatment they need the problem is society wants it to be one thing you can test for.

Interestingly it took about 14 months for the remnant symptoms I had with the first dose of COVID to fully go away and then it seems I've picked it up again at around 15-16 months with a different set of lingering conditions :( fortunately for me it is background stuff which is just dragging me down a little rather than debilitating.
 
Haven’t read the thread so forgive me if this has been discussed..

Is anyone still suffering since covid?

I only realised I have no sense of smell last year, my nose is always blocked with sinus issues. Doctors don’t really know what to do, nothing seems to clear it up.
 
shifty_uk said:
Haven’t read the thread so forgive me if this has been discussed..

Is anyone still suffering since covid?

I only realised I have no sense of smell last year, my nose is always blocked with sinus issues. Doctors don’t really know what to do, nothing seems to clear it up.
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How long? took about 3 months for my sense of smell to return after first dose of COVID, no real sinus issues though.

Recently had it again and a few weeks on still got slight sinus issues and ears a bit clogged up which came on with COVID and isn't clearing as quickly as normal so I'm guessing COVID linked. (As well as some intermittent brain fog).
 
Rroff said:
How long? took about 3 months for my sense of smell to return after first dose of COVID, no real sinus issues though.

Recently had it again and a few weeks on still got slight sinus issues and ears a bit clogged up which came on with COVID and isn't clearing as quickly as normal so I'm guessing COVID linked. (As well as some intermittent brain fog).
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I've only had it once in 2021 but badly, I ended up in hospital on a drip :o

Other half randomly asked me to smell a candle in TK Maxx last year.. nothing, that's when it hit me. Haven't been able to smell since.
 
I've had long covid since the 3rd time infection at the end of 2022. My 2 main symptoms are low oxygen when moving, and a higher than heart rate 100+.

The good news are people are gradually recovering, even some of the first wavers, those who caught the original covid when we had no protection, 4 years they had it.

I think when we eventually get medication it will reduce the severity of covid completely. I'd say we'd have it on the run.

Some of the stories of people suffering are heart breaking, and some of the negative attitudes by their families to them is something I would expect to read about in a Victorian era book.
 
Wife just tested positive, she has cough and feverish. She should have taken a test yesterday really as i'm ok at the moment and been out shopping etc today.
 
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Persistent infection, wonder what could possibly cause that.
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Aka autoimmune disorders? Those were essentially the people who were breeding new variants as well, as they were unable to clear infections and gave covid a wild time at replicating constantly.

On my end, I've finished the prednisolone I self-medicated with, and I can safely say it has resolved my mini long covid. Can't notice the tinnitus at all now, and it hasn't come back since coming off the steroids.
 
Pretty sure that is only one form long COVID can take, it is frustrating seeing people trying to frame or understand long COVID as if it is just one detectable condition.
 
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