Post viral syndrome data -Interesting! Dr John Campbell Explains

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Long covid seems to be the same as any other post viral syndromehttps://www.scimex.org/newsfee....d/expert-reaction-lo European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April).Queensland dataLong COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes and other respiratory virus a year after infectionComparison with influenza and other respiratory illnesses Australia, Queensland,During Omicron waveNo evidence of worse post-viral symptoms or functional impairment a year after infection.Long COVID may have appeared to be a distinct and severe illness because of high numbers of COVID-19 cases.N= 5,112 adult symptomatic individuals(Fatigue, brain fog, cough, shortness of breath, change to smell and taste, dizziness, rapid or irregular heartbeat)PCRs conducted between 29 May and 25 June 2022PCR-confirmed infection for COVID-19 = 2,399PCR negative for COVID-19 = 2,713Influenza positive = 995Results collected, May and June 2023OverallStill reporting symptoms, 16% (834/5,112)Still reported moderate-to-severe functional impairment, 3.6% (184)Those still reporting any symptoms after a yearPost Covid No differencePost InfluenzaThose with moderate-to-severe functional limitations a year after diagnosisNone covid adults, 3%Covid positive adults, 4.1%Influenza positive adults, 3.4% https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.co....m/content/bmjph/1/1/ at 12 weeks post infectionOngoing symptoms after covid, 21.4%Ongoing symptoms after influenza, 23%Moderate to severe functional impairment after covid, 4.1%Moderate to severe functional impairment after influenza, 4.4%Obvious question not addressed!!Presence of spike protein antibodiesDr John Gerrard, Queensland’s Chief Health OfficerThese findings underscore the importance of comparing post-COVID-19 outcomes with those following other respiratory infections, and of further research into post-viral syndromes.Furthermore, we believe it is time to stop using terms like ‘long COVID’. They wrongly imply there is something unique and exceptional about longer term symptoms associated with this virus. This terminology can cause unnecessary fearOther commentatorshttps://www.theguardian.com/so....ciety/2024/mar/15/lo