Coronavirus is typically an acute illness which lasts no longer than three weeks. However, some patients experience lingering symptoms even months after the infection. According to the World Health Organisation, long COVID refers to symptoms of the COVID-19 virus that last longer than 12 weeks. It can affect multiple organs and comes with a wide range of long-lasting symptoms.
Researchers are studying what causes this peculiar phenomenon and now a new study has identified predictors during COVID infection that may determine the risk of getting long COVID.
These findings suggest that long COVID was more likely to happen among people with obesity, along with those who experienced hair loss, headache, and sore throat during COVID-19 infection.
