我不是学医的,但我的理解是COVID造成inflammation,身体内部的肿胀压迫到了神经,导致免疫系统出毛病(autoimmune diseases).
这个病很麻烦。虽然Biden宣布已经over了,但我周围还不断有朋友染上,这个坛子上也继续有人分享最近染上的体验。基于得病人的总数占了总人口的百分之好几十,Long COVID的绝对病者数字会很高。
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/autoimmune-response-found-many-covid-19
Researchers are beginning to understand how the human immune system contributes to the varied responses to COVID-19. Autoantibodies—immune system proteins that mistakenly target the body’s own tissues—may underlie some of this variation. Autoantibodies are found in a wide range of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Many people with low levels of autoantibodies in their blood have no obvious symptoms.