Apr 24, 2024 03:31 AM

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New Study Uncovers Persistent Covid Virus in Patients Months After Recovery

By Xu Wen and Denise Jia

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Researchers find Covid viral persistence not only exists in adults, but also in children.

Researchers find Covid viral persistence not only exists in adults, but also in children.

Growing evidence suggests that symptoms associated with post-Covid condition, known as long Covid, can affect multiple organs and systems in the human body, yet the connection to the virus is not clear, a study published Monday in The Lancet shows.

The study carried out at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing after the wave of infections from the Covid-19 omicron variant in December 2022, was to investigate the persistence of the virus in tissues and its association with long Covid symptoms.

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