> Both SARS-CoV-2 and non-COVID-19 acute respiratory infections are associated with a wide range of symptoms more than 4 weeks after the acute infection<

In other words, long Covid is a thing, but is not completely unique to Covid.

"Long-term symptom profiles after COVID-19 vs other acute respiratory infections: an analysis of data from the COVIDENCE UK study"

#COVID19 #longCOVID #influenza #URTI #infectiousdiseases #IDMastodon
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