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* Post-COVID-19 syndrome with signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.
* Post-COVID-19 syndrome with signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.


The long term sequelae of COVID-19 awaits consensus definition, and a variety of nomenclature has been used to describe the long term signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This includes the patient directed terms "Long COVID" <ref name=":0">https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/10/01/why-we-need-to-keep-using-the-patient-made-term-long-covid/</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620306456</ref><ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02796-2</ref>, "Long Haul COVID" and "Long Haulers". For the purposes of consistency, this page will refer to the long term consequences of COVID-19 as "Long COVID" and to people "Living with COVID-19". We will refer to "Long COVID" because this term acknowledges that cause and disease course are as yet unknown, makes clear that “mild” covid-19 is not necessarily mild, avoids “chronic,” “post” and “syndrome” that may delegitimise peoples experiences, draws attention to morbidity, and centres people with disability <ref name=":0" />.   
The long term sequelae of COVID-19 awaits consensus definition, and a variety of nomenclature has been used to describe the long term signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This includes the patient directed terms "Long COVID" <ref name=":0">https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/10/01/why-we-need-to-keep-using-the-patient-made-term-long-covid/</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620306456</ref><ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02796-2</ref>, "Long Haul COVID" and "Long Haulers". For the purposes of consistency, this page will refer to the long term consequences of COVID-19 as "Long COVID" and to people "Living with COVID-19". We will refer to "Long COVID" because this term acknowledges that cause and disease course are as yet unknown, makes clear that “mild” COVID-19 is not necessarily mild, avoids “chronic,” “post” and “syndrome” that may delegitimise peoples experiences, draws attention to morbidity, and centres people with disability <ref name=":0" />.   


== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process  ==
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process  ==

Revision as of 18:27, 5 December 2020

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [1]. The effects of COVID-19 have been characterised across different time points, defined as [2]:

  • Acute COVID-19 infection with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for up to 4 weeks.
  • Ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks.
  • Post-COVID-19 syndrome with signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.

The long term sequelae of COVID-19 awaits consensus definition, and a variety of nomenclature has been used to describe the long term signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This includes the patient directed terms "Long COVID" [3][4][5], "Long Haul COVID" and "Long Haulers". For the purposes of consistency, this page will refer to the long term consequences of COVID-19 as "Long COVID" and to people "Living with COVID-19". We will refer to "Long COVID" because this term acknowledges that cause and disease course are as yet unknown, makes clear that “mild” COVID-19 is not necessarily mild, avoids “chronic,” “post” and “syndrome” that may delegitimise peoples experiences, draws attention to morbidity, and centres people with disability [3].

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