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What is long Covid?

Consultant respiratory physician Dr Mann explains that people can experience ongoing symptoms of Covid, termed 'long Covid', and can include disabling symptoms fatigue, breathelessness on exertion, chest pain, headache, muscle aches, diarrhoea, ongoing loss of smell and taste.

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Experiences of Covid

Consultant respiratory physician Dr Mann discusses some of his personal experiences of Covid.

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Fatigue after Covid-19 infection

Consultant respiratory physician Dr Mann explains that one of the more common debilitating symptoms of long Covid is post-viral fatigue, and that we need to improve our understanding of this phenomena. Other common symptoms include 'brain fog' and breathlessness on exertion.

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What is the course of long Covid?

Consultant respiratory physician Dr Mann explains that long Covid can last for more than 3 months and can include many different symptoms and presentations. There is currently a lot of ongoing research that will hopefully shed more light on the longer term effects of Covid.

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What is long Covid?

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