A disease that may turn into a pandemic after the Corona pandemic

A mysterious disease that may turn into a pandemic over the pandemic, this is what the World Health Organization alluded to, calling for more research on “long-term Covid” and attention to those who suffer from it and their rehabilitation.

During a conference that included experts who exchanged their information about this still not understood condition, the organization held yesterday, Tuesday, the first session in a series that was prepared with the aim of expanding the understanding of post-Covid symptoms.

Not only scientists and doctors participated but also people who suffered from this condition as well.

This came, while information is still scarce about why some people, after passing the acute phase of Covid-19, continue to suffer from several symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, and heart and nervous problems.

Millions are exposed

Studies have indicated that 10 in XNUMX may experience long-term symptoms a month after infection, which means that millions are at risk of suffering from an ongoing illness.

In this context, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that with attention shifting to vaccination campaigns, “the long-term Covid should not be neglected.”

He also added that the long-term impact of Covid on society and the economy is starting to become apparent, and despite the strengthening of the level of research, it is "still not sufficient," he said.

pandemic over pandemic

In turn, British doctor Gayle Carson of the International Federation of Acute Respiratory Infections warned that "long-term Covid could become a pandemic above a pandemic." She presented the suffering of patients suffering from long-term Covid and who are under observation as part of presenting the results of the "Post-Covid Support Forum".

She also indicated that even those who did not have to be hospitalized for treatment of the virus, this condition changed their lives.

"People are losing their jobs and their relationships," she said. There is an urgent need to try to understand this.”

side of the pandemic

In addition, she added, even long-term Covid in children was "less noticeable" than in adults.

She described the allocation of only 45 long-term Covid projects out of more than 5 funded to Covid-19 as “shocking.”

for its part, clarified Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Officer on Covid-19 at the World Organization, said that the latter continues to learn about this aspect of the pandemic. "We know we have a lot of work to do there," she added, noting the need "to persevere in order to get answers."

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