http://www.insidernj.com/covid-19-coast-coast-feds-mia-virus-spreads/
Good article.
The discussion of long term lingering damage, while frightening, understates the incidence of it in people with no prior visible symptoms. In this case, I speak of the heart inflammation seen 2.5 months after diagnosis, but we are still early in tracking post-"recovery" issues.
Also from the article:
And that’s not all.
“The third organ system that we’re now pretty clear about is the central nervous system,” writes Dr. Swartzberg. “There is evidence of direct involvement of the virus with neurons, and also the cytokine storm and inflammatory mediators can cause damage to the central nervous system. “
He warns that in addition to “neurologic clinical findings” attending physicians are “seeing patients post-discharge struggling with psychological challenges, almost like PTSD. And, we’re also seeing some cognitive defects in some people that are very disturbing.”
And as previously reported, COVID-19 infections can cause “abnormal clotting of the blood in some people. This has led to pulmonary emboli, which are blood clots that travel to and damage the lungs, and strokes, which are blood clots in the vascular system of the brain. Both pulmonary emboli and strokes may have long-term consequences for these two organs.”
Yeah, just like the flu.