New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid

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  • New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid

    If further study confirms the findings, they could lead to ways to prevent and treat the complex condition.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/health/long-covid-risk-factors.html

    One of the four factors researchers identified is the level of coronavirus RNA in the blood early in the infection, an indicator of viral load. Another is the presence of certain autoantibodies — antibodies that mistakenly attack tissues in the body as they do in conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. A third factor is the reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that infects most people, often when they are young, and then usually becomes dormant.

    The final factor is having Type 2 diabetes, although the researchers and other experts said that in studies involving larger numbers of patients, it might turn out that diabetes is only one of several medical conditions that increase the risk of long Covid.

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