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The story so far: Surviving COVID-19 has been only part of the triumph for a few patients. While doctors were well aware of the impact of lasting viral infections, the first few months of the pandemic were devoted to preventing transmission and figuring out how to take care of those in hospitals, and not much attention was paid to the after-effects. Though SARS-CoV-2 is essentially a virus that hits the lungs, in a smaller subset, it also seems to have an impact on the lungs, heart and brain, increasing the risk of long-term health issues, and life-threatening complications. A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. But over eight months into the epidemic, these can no longer be ignored.
The story so far: Surviving COVID-19 has been only part of the triumph for a few patients. While doctors were well aware of the impact of lasting viral infections, the first few months of the pandemic were devoted to preventing transmission and figuring out how to take care of those in hospitals, and not much attention was paid to the after-effects. Though SARS-CoV-2 is essentially a virus that hits the lungs, in a smaller subset, it also seems to have an impact on the lungs, heart and brain, increasing the risk of long-term health issues, and life-threatening complications. A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. But over eight months into the epidemic, these can no longer be ignored.