We’re starting to understand how viruses trigger chronic conditions

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Widespread cases of agelong covid person shone a spotlight connected the relation viral infections play successful antecedently neglected conditions similar chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

Insight By Michael Marshall

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1 March 2023

A protestation  extracurricular  the White House, Washington DC, successful  September 2022 urging authorities  enactment   for radical   with myalgic encephalomyelitis, agelong  covid and different   infection-associated chronic conditions

A protestation extracurricular the White House, Washington D.C., successful September 2022 urging authorities enactment for radical with myalgic encephalomyelitis, agelong covid and different infection-associated chronic conditions

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Millions of radical worldwide whitethorn person experienced long covid, with immoderate having symptoms that person lingered for respective years. However, portion the fig of cases is exceptional, the syndrome itself is not.

Long covid is 1 of galore chronic conditions that tin beryllium triggered, astatine slightest successful part, by infections, mostly by viruses. A surge of involvement successful agelong covid has helped america summation …

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