How to overcome post-COVID syndrome?

Kateryna Dmytriieva; Yurii Rudyi; Yaroslav Luchenko; Rostyslav Kravets; Irina Ruda

doi:10.31636/pmjua.v7i2.5

Authors

Kateryna Dmytriieva National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia
Yurii Rudyi National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia
Yaroslav Luchenko National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia
Rostyslav Kravets National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia
Irina Ruda National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31636/pmjua.v7i2.5

Keywords:

long COVID, SARS-CoV-2, treatment, post-covid syndrome

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infection was a pandemic that resulted in high mortality and morbidity worldwide. A significant proportion of patients who recover from COVID-19 have persistent or new symptoms that last for weeks to months. This condition is called "post COVID syndrome". Post-covid syndrome can have different symptoms. We usually encounter them immediately after overcoming the infection. Some patients have symptoms months after recovery. The article deals with the general characteristics, causes, risk factors, clinical signs of post-covid syndrome and known ways of overcoming it.

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