COVID isn’t the only virus to cause long-lasting symptoms. Other viruses – including the flu – can have similar enduring effects on our tissues and immune systems.
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– Sequelae: Chronic complications of an acute condition.
– RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus infects a majority of children before the age of two.
– SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a coronavirus-caused respiratory disease responsible for an outbreak in 2002-2003.
– Cytokine Storm: A sudden increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines that causes a severe immune reaction.
– Fibrosis: Pathological wound healing that leads to the formation of scar tissue.