Karina Barros Calife Batista, Michelle Vieira Fernandez, Lorena Guadalupe Barberia, Erica Tatiane da Silva, Vaneide Daciane Pedi, Bárbara Maia Lima Madeira Pontes, Gui Araujo, Rafael da Silveira Moreira, Marcos Pedrosa, Mariana Pastorello Verotti, Claudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Anna Catharina Florêncio, Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim
Characterized by symptoms that remain or appear for the first time within three months of SARS-CoV-2 infection, long COVID can manifest itself in different ways, including in non-hospitalized or asymptomatic cases. Thus, this study offers an overview of long COVID in Brazil, especially of its diagnosis, symptoms, and challenges for new health management. Data from a study that investigated long COVID in people affected by COVID-19 were used. These original data stem from a survey with adult Brazilians (aged 18 years or older) who had COVID-19 that collected information from March 14 to April 14, 2022, by a questionnaire on social media...
2024: Cadernos de Saúde Pública