It is common now to hear about COVID-19 patients going through a rollercoaster of symptoms from the virus that are last long past their initial diagnosis.
Another after effect doctors are seeing are chronic debilitating illnesses that are happening to patients after. Patients are being diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis. This is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
Currently his condition affects about 2.5 Americans, but experts are anticipating those numbers will increase dramatically due to COVID-19. Studies show that 80 percent of people with ME/CFS develops the disease after a viral infections such as the flu.
COVID-19 is not anything different in amplifying auto immune responses in patients and bringing out ME/CFS as well.