Physical well-being returned after 3 months, but up to 20% of patients continued experiencing suboptimal overall health-related quality of life 1 year post-infection.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Seven more Ebola cases and three more deaths have been confirmed over the past few days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 41 cases, which includes 17 deaths.
One more Ebola case has been confirmed in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 34, according to a statement from the country's multisectoral Ebola technical committee (CMRE).
Florida confirms a record number, and Texas has a new order to wear masks.
Also, the WHO urges caution as African countries resume air travel, and cases rise in some parts of Europe.
Steps that many Americans took on their own appear to have helped reduce COVID-19 spread in March and April.
In the first 3 months of the pandemic, excess US deaths were 28% higher than reported COVID-19 deaths.
WHO officials also share details about a similar rise in the Middle East, due to multiple factors.
At least 19 states have paused or rolled back plans to reopen establishements such as bars and restaurants.
Yesterday, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published studies showing that only 46% of COVID-19 patients reported recent contact with an infected person and that only 27% did so in Colorado.
"How the country will respond in the next 7 to 10 days will have an impact," says CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm. "But there are going to be lots and lots of cases."
