Half of young adults with covid-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after
A paper published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine on long-COVID, describes persistent symptoms six months after acute COVID-19, even in young home isolated people.
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The study聽from the Bergen COVID-19 Research Group聽followed infected聽patients聽during the first聽pandemic聽wave in Bergen.聽
"The main novel finding聽is that more than fifty per cent of young adults up to 30 years old, isolated at home, still have persistent symptoms six months after聽mild to moderate disease", the leader of the group, Professor Nina Langeland聽at the Department of Clinical Science explains.
The most common symptoms were loss of smell and/or taste, fatigue, shortness of breath, impaired concentration, and memory problems.
"There was a significant correlation between high antibody levels and symptoms in home isolated patients, other risk factors for symptoms were asthma or other chronic lung disease", says Professor Rebecca Cox, Head of the at University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital and co-leader of the research聽group.
Impaired memory and concentration difficulties
In non-hospitalized聽COVID-19-patients,聽thirty per cent experienced聽fatigue which was the most common symptom. Children under the age of 16 years had fewer long-term symptoms than adults, but Associate Professor Bj酶rn Blomberg聽at the Department of Clinical Science, and first author of the article, underlines:
"The cognitive symptoms of impaired memory and concentration difficulties are particularly worrying for young people at school or university and highlights the importance of vaccination to prevent the long-term health聽implications of聽COVID-19".
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