Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19: Disability and Function Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
English
By (author): and Medicine Board on Health Care Services Engineering Health and Medicine Division National Academies of Sciences
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, many individuals infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have continued to experience lingering symptoms for months or even years following infection. Some symptoms can affect a person's ability to work or attend school for an extended period of time. Consequently, in 2022, the Social Security Administration requested that the National Academies convene a committee of relevant experts to investigate and provide an overview of the current status of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of long-term health effects related to Long COVID. This report presents the committee conclusions.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
- 3 Selected Long-Term Health Effects Stemming from COVID-19 and Functional Implications
- 4 Global Functioning in Long COVID
- 5 Chronic Conditions Similar to Long COVID
- 6 Overall Conclusions
- Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
- Appendix B: Literature Search Strategies
- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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