The Silent Syndrome of Long COVID and Gaps in Scientific Knowledge: A Narrative Review.

Viruses

Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil.

Published: August 2024

COVID-19 is still a major public health concern, mainly due to the persistence of symptoms or the appearance of new symptoms. To date, more than 200 symptoms of long COVID (LC) have been described. The present review describes and maps its relevant clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and genetic and nongenetic risk factors. Given the currently available evidence on LC, we demonstrate that there are still gaps and controversies in the diagnosis, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and detection of prognostic and predictive factors, as well as the role of the viral strain and vaccination.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11359800PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v16081256DOI Listing

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