A study has found some people could suffer long-term effects after acute respiratory infections including colds, flu or pneumonia, with common symptoms including coughing, stomach pain and diarrhoea lasting for more than a month after the initial infection.
'Long colds' can be just as common as long COVID, scientists have discovered. A study found people experienced prolonged symptoms after having respiratory infections such as colds, flu and pneumonia - in the same way they might after getting COVID. Common symptoms of a 'long cold' include coughing, stomach pain and diarrhoea lasting for more than a month. Long COVID patients were more likely to suffer lightheadedness, dizziness and problems with taste and smell.
Lead author Giulia Vivaldi from Queen Mary University of London said: 'Our findings shine a light not only on the impact of long COVID on people's lives, but also other respiratory infections. 'A lack of awareness - or even the lack of a common term - prevents both reporting and diagnosis of these conditions. 'As research into long COVID continues, we need to take the opportunity to investigate and consider the lasting effects of other acute respiratory infections.
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