Some UAE Covid patients suffer symptoms for months

Some UAE Covid patients suffer symptoms for months

A growing number of people in the UAE are reporting lingering symptoms after overcoming their initial bout with Covid-19.

'Long-haul Covid' refers to a condition where a person doesn't feel fully recovered from their illness even after several months, despite the infection resolving.

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As per the journal of the American Medical Association, 10 per cent of Covid-19 patients become long haulers.

One of the manifestations of even milder Covid-19 infections can include persistent pain, including aching joints or muscles, splitting headaches and chest pain.

Dr Priya Bharat Mahile, specialist internal medicine, Prime Medical Centre, Jumeirah branch, said: “Many patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 suffer symptoms months after they clear their life-threatening infection. There seems to be no consistent reason for this to happen. One theory states that some small amount of virus remains in some form. Another theory points out immune system continues to overreact even though infection has passed. Some researchers state the post-viral syndrome results due to inflammation or other damage that occurs as immune system