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"HOW MANY TIMES have you had Covid? That’s a question your doctor might ask
during your next physical. Or, one that comes up when you’re rehashing the
events of the past four years with friends and family.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 77.5 percent of
Americans have had at least one Covid infection as of the end of 2022. But,
many people have contracted the virus multiple times. In a
Yahoo News/YouGov
poll conducted in the fall of 2023, 12 percent of adults said they’ve had Covid
twice, and 3 percent said they’ve had it three times.
Doctors say there’s evidence that repeat Covid infections could increase your
risk for many other health problems, including diabetes, heart conditions,
gastrointestinal diseases, and long Covid. But, they’re not sure exactly
why—and, there’s still a lot to learn, says Aaron Friedberg, M.D., clinical
co-lead of the Post Covid Recovery Program at The Ohio State Wexner Medical
Center.
“This could be due to the illness leading to differences in someone's
lifestyle, such as being more sedentary due to fatigue after an illness,” he
says. “It could be due to inflammation from the illness causing problems. It
could be due to small blood clots caused by Covid infection, or other causes.”
A large CDC-funded study called Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-CoV-2
Infections (INSPIRE) is underway to help shed more light on why multiple Covid
infections can cause long-term health issues for some people, explains Mark
Loafman, M.D., M.P.H., a family physician and chair of Family and Community
Medicine at Cook County Health in Chicago.
Here’s what experts know about the relationship between multiple Covid
infections and long-term health problems."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: February 22, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-98981451
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