But there is a growing understanding that people experience the condition in different ways, leading to an individualized approach to treating their symptoms. “There is no one pill or strategy that helps everybody,” says neurologist Lindsay McAlpine, MD, director of the Yale NeuroCovid Clinic and one of many Yale Medicine specialists who care for Long COVID patients. That knowledge will be essential to developing treatments. Research has offered some insights but not enough to provide a solid understanding of how Long COVID progresses in the body.
And we still don’t know why only some people develop the condition or why others can get it after a mild COVID-19 infection. But imaging tests don’t always show the origins of those symptoms. Severe cases of Long COVID can even affect the body’s organs. The symptoms, such as chronic pain, brain fog, shortness of breath, chest pain, and intense fatigue, can be debilitating. Long COVID, the condition where symptoms that surface after recovering from COVID-19 linger for weeks, months, or even years, is still a mystery to doctors and researchers. Because information about COVID-19 changes rapidly, we encourage you to visit the websites of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and your state and local government for the latest information.
Note: Information in this article was accurate at the time of original publication.
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