She called on the injured to "keep hope."

"Global Health" seeks to solve the "long-term mystery of Covid"

A health worker takes a smear from someone in Belgium.

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An official at the World Health Organization urged to start seeking to understand the mystery of "long-term Covid" that he suffers from according to the data indicating millions of people infected with the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) without knowing the causes. She called on those with "long-term Covid" until that "They keep hope."

Janet Diaz, the official in charge of the team in charge of searching for a cure for this phenomenon, said that "long-term Covid" requires a similar amount of urgent attention by the scientific community, and she explained that there are some studies that began to remove the ambiguity a little about this phenomenon, but it is not yet known why some suffer People with "Covid-19" over a period of months suffer from symptoms that may be severe at times, including fatigue, difficulty breathing, impaired nervous system and heart complications.

And during an interview with Agence France-Presse outside the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, she called for unification of efforts worldwide in search of answers to "long-term Covid."

"We still have to know a lot, but I am confident in mobilizing the scientific teams," she said reassuringly.

In an indication of the extent of the ambiguity surrounding this issue, no real name has been given for this phenomenon referred to as "long-term Covid".

The World Health Organization talked about "post-Covid-19 syndrome" or "long-term Covid-19", in a document in which it recently presented its new recommendations.

The phrase most used is "long-term COVID-19".

On the ninth of February, the WHO is organizing the first webinar devoted to "long-term Covid", with the participation of clinicians, researchers and experts, with the aim of identifying the disease, giving it an official name, and coordinating the methods of its study.

"Long-term Covid" is a disease that requires a better description, and we need to know the number of people infected with it and understand its cause, so that we can improve its prevention, treatment, and means of treating it, "Janet Diaz explained.

Available studies indicate that about 10% of patients suffer symptoms a month after their infection, but it is not known at the present time how long these complications can last.

Studies have indicated that not all people with these long-term symptoms belong to the groups most at risk, such as the elderly and people with diseases that exacerbate the incidence of "Covid-19".

Janet Diaz explained that "long-term Covid" is monitored in patients who have been infected to varying degrees by the epidemic, and this also includes younger people, including children, noting that the most common symptom is apparently fatigue, but there are many other symptoms, including fatigue. Or becoming ill after physical exertion, difficulty thinking clearly, shortness of breath, heart palpitations and nervous system problems.

"What we don't understand is how all of these things are interconnected," she said.

Why does someone have this symptom, and another person has another symptom? ”, Indicating that it is imperative for researchers to uncover the disease mechanisms that cause these symptoms.

"Is this caused by the virus?" She asked.

Or about the immune response?

If we know more, we will be able to start by identifying some interventions to alleviate the symptoms, ”affirming that a“ huge amount ”of research is currently being conducted on the phenomenon.

She indicated that what gave impetus to this research were the patients themselves who had gathered to demand their right to receive answers and treatment, in the face of doubts and ambiguities about their health status.

Next week’s seminar will be the first in a series of planned seminars. “We probably now have enough data on (long-term Covid) to start painting an overall picture,” Diaz said.

And to develop a precise definition and name for "long-term Covid", the symposium will allow consensus on criteria for collecting data from monitoring patients to starting to find means of treatment.

The symposium will also be attended by donors, given the need to find funding quickly.

And Diaz sent a message to people with "long-term Covid" and sometimes feel neglected, and she said: "Keep hope."

“People sometimes have symptoms for a very long time, but we know that they are cured,” she added.

It may take, perhaps, a lot of time, but they will be cured. "" We are by your side. "

- The international organization uses the terms "post-Covid syndrome" or "long-term COVID-19" in its new recommendations.

- “World Health” is organizing a symposium on February 9th to define the disease and give it an official name.

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