COVID-19 survivors and families are now dealing with long COVID. Facing uncertainty and confusion over the length of their journey seems to go on forever. Up to a third of COVID patients have reported experiencing long haulers.
While there is much in common between individuals with long Covid and those with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, one distinct scientific distinction stands out: the diseases of long Covid were caused by a specific, well-defined virus. What SARS-CoV-2 is doing to the human body to induce a chronic illness may be comparable.
It’s past time to stop reinventing the wheel and living in isolation. Experts should learn from individuals from other disciplines in order to do a better job comprehending diseases that don’t fit into tidy categories.