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Post viral syndrome information
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- Dr. John Campbell
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- Jun 23, 2026
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- 886
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Long covid seems to be the same as any other post viral syndrome https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-long-covid-may-be-no-different-to-other-long-term-virus-effects From: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April). Queensland data Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes and other respiratory virus a year after infection Comparison with influenza and other respiratory illnesses Australia, Queensland, During Omicron wave No evidence of worse post-viral symptoms or functional impairment a year after infection. Long COVID may have appeared to be a distinct and severe illness because of high numbers of COVID-19 cases. N= 5,112 adult symptomatic individuals (Fatigue, brain fog, cough, shortness of breath, change to smell and taste, dizziness, rapid or irregular heartbeat) PCRs conducted between 29 May and 25 June 2022 PCR-confirmed infection for COVID-19 = 2,399 PCR negative for COVID-19 = 2,713 Influenza positive = 995 Results collected, May and June 2023 Overall Still reporting symptoms, 16% (834/5,112) Still reported moderate-to-severe functional impairment, 3.6% (184) Those still reporting any symptoms after a year Post Covid No difference Post Influenza Those with moderate-to-severe functional limitations a year after diagnosis None covid adults, 3% Covid positive adults, 4.1% Influenza positive adults, 3.4% https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/bmjph/1/1/e000060.full.pdf Comparison at 12 weeks post infection Ongoing symptoms after covid, 21.4% Ongoing symptoms after influenza, 23% Moderate to severe functional impairment after covid, 4.1% Moderate to severe functional impairment after influenza, 4.4% Obvious question not addressed!! Presence of spike protein antibo…