Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last eight months or more
New data suggest that nearly all COVID-19 survivors have the immune cells necessary to fight re-infection.
Jan 06, 2021
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Medical research
Repurposed mouse model sheds light on loss of smell in COVID-19
A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, according to a recent University ...
Dec 01, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some COVID-19 "long haulers" experience lasting skin problems
Some patients with COVID-19 have persistent skin-related symptoms long after their initial infection has cleared, according to a new analysis. The findings, presented at the 29th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Covid reinfections are possible. Should we worry?
The patient walked into the Washoe County community testing station in the US state of Nevada on April 18 with a sore throat, dry cough and a headache, but no reason to worry.
Oct 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows high prevalence of fatigue following SARS-CoV-2 infection independent of COVID-19 disease severity
Research being presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online from 23-25 September) shows that persistent fatigue occurs in more than half of patients recovered from COVID-19, regardless of ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Immunology
Scientists discover the earliest steps in the development of an immune response
The process of white blood cells responding to infections begins earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Sep 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protective immunity to seasonal coronaviruses may be short-lasting
The duration of protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 may be short-lived, suggests a study investigating immunity to four other, similar coronaviruses. The findings from a case study of ten healthy subjects monitored over ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What COVID-19 is doing to the heart, even after recovery
A growing number of studies suggest many COVID-19 survivors experience some type of heart damage, even if they didn't have underlying heart disease and weren't sick enough to be hospitalized. This latest twist has health ...
Sep 03, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can I get the coronavirus twice?
Can I get the coronavirus twice?
Sep 03, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 survivors might require a lung transplant in the future, researchers say
Although doctors are currently uncertain about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the lungs of those who get the disease, they do know that patients who recover from an episode of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
Aug 26, 2020
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