2024-02-22 15:20:00
Long Covid has also raised awareness of another phenomenon: Long Flu is the long-term consequences of an influenza infection. The tricky thing is that these can sometimes be more dangerous than the acute phase of the disease.
“Long Flu” study in the USA
There are not many positive conclusions that can be drawn from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the Long Covid phenomenon has made society aware of the fact that… Respiratory infection with a supposedly short course of the disease chronic suffering can have serious consequences.
This has led researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, to investigate the possible long-term consequences of the disease Flu (English: “flu”) to take a closer look. To do this, the team analyzed the data from 81,280 Covid-19 and 10,985 influenza patientswho had been admitted to the clinic due to the respective illness, up to 18 months after their discharge. To do this, they used medical records and compared the data from one group with those from the other group.
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Comparable results
The result: The long-term problems of both groups were comparable and concerned for example Organ damage as well as one increased risk of death. What was particularly interesting was the realization that… “The health risks are higher after the first 30 days of infection than before.”
Long Covid affected various areas of the body, such as the heart, blood vessels or kidneys – some patients also suffered from fatigue syndrome Fatigue. Overall, the symptoms were here heavier and affected more organs than those suffering from Long Flu. Those affected had to be treated clinically more often and had a 50 percent higher risk of death. However, it seems Danger to the lungs after an influenza infection greater to be. The greatest risk of death in both groups occurred about a month after infection, well after the acute phase.
Further research needed
Since only data from hospitalized patients have been studied, there are of course gaps in the conclusions that can be drawn from the study. For example, it says nothing about whether it is after a milder flu course Long-term symptoms of long flu can occur. As is well known, this is the case with Long Covid.
According to the researchers, one important finding remains: that when it comes to infectious diseases, it is important to keep an eye on them beyond the acute phase. Because that could possibly be the case Virus infections as causes chronic diseases should be considered and studied earlier: “The idea that Covid-19 or flu are only acute illnesses overlooks their greater long-term impact on human health.”
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