More research is showing that COVID-19 infections can have long-term, subtle, and dangerous effects on the body.
- The Conversation reports on several studies, including two in the New England Journal of Medicine, showing that COVID-19 can have impacts on the brain.
In addition to brain fog, COVID-19 can lead to an array of problems, including headaches, seizure disorders, strokes, sleep problems, and tingling and paralysis of the nerves, as well as several mental health disorders. A large and growing body of evidence amassed throughout the pandemic details the many ways that COVID-19 leaves an indelible mark on the brain. But the specific pathways by which the virus does so are still being elucidated, and curative treatments are nonexistent.
- Britain's NIH describes The Long-Term Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Organs and Energy.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, and blood vessels. Inflammation was first thought to be the main source of this damage. As it became clear that parts of the virus bind to proteins in the mitochondria — the parts of the cell that produce most cellular energy — researchers realized that compromised mitochondria may also play a role in organ damage from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Both of these articles contain links to various research studies.
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