According to recent estimates, tens of millions of people are affected by Long COVID, and even though there’s no test for it, the CDC now recognizes it as an emerging condition – releasing guidance for doctors to help treat patients.
For years, the 72-year-old had her asthma and acid reflux disease under control. But that changed when she got COVID in March of 2020.
Hit by debilitating fatigue, Salant spent weeks in bed. Her inhalers barely worked. COVID aggravated a condition related to her acid reflux so badly that she had to have life-saving surgery -- but her problems persisted.According to recent estimates, tens of millions of people are affected by Long COVID, and even though there’s no test for it, the Centers for Disease Control now recognizes it as an emerging condition – releasing guidance for doctors to help treat patients.
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