Linda Carroll is a regular health contributor to NBC News. She is coauthor of 'The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic' and 'Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings.'
The coronavirus isn’t the only pathogen that can cause symptoms that last months, or even years, after an initial infection is overcome, a new study published Friday in The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine suggests. In an analysis of data from 10,171 U.K. adults, the researchers found evidence of a “long cold” syndrome that can follow infection with a variety of common respiratory viruses, including common cold viruses and influenza.
People were more likely to develop post-infection syndromes if they had more severe symptoms during their initial infections, but long-lasting symptoms could develop even in those with milder courses of illness, the researchers found. What leads to lingering symptoms? The new findings are a “step forward, showing that Covid is not alone in causing long-lasting symptoms,” said Dr.
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