Fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog are symptoms that often stay with people who’ve contracted COVID-19. But that’s not the worst. —via healthing_ca McMasterU AutoimmuneDisease RheumatoidArthritis lupus healthing COVID
While the experts continue to work towards figuring out effective treatments for long COVID, vaccinations are still encouraged. GETTY
Fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog are symptoms that often stay with people who’ve contracted COVID-19. But that’s not the worst. New research led by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario shows that patients with long-term effects of the virus could also be at risk of developing autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis,Autoimmune disease happens when your body’s immune system can’t distinguish between your own cells and foreign cells, causing your body to attack normal cells by mistake.
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