NO SPECIFIC DEFINITION

LONG Covid does not yet have a specific medical definition but at the moment, health researchers are categorising it as signs and symptoms which develop during or after an infection consistent with Covid-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.

As listed by the British Medical Journal, these include: brain fog; delirium; fatigue; sleep disturbances; depression; anxiety; PTSD; T and B lymphocyte; atrophy of lymphoid follicles; liver injury; aspartate aminotransferase; alanine aminotransferase; inflammation of the blood vessels; blood vessel damage; coagulopathy; microangiopathy; sore throat; nausea; diarrhoea; renal implant; acute kidney injury; pancreatic injury; pancreatitis; dyspnea; chest pain; a cough; chest pains; myocardial inflammation; serum troponin; palpitations.

As it stands 1.5 per cent of those who contracted Covid-19 have gone on to contract long Covid. This is expected to rise to 2 per cent.

Those at higher risk of contracting long Covid have poor overall general health, diabetic, high cholesterol and asthma.