Just like many other viral and bacterial infections, then. No surprise here.
The flu have this effect for sure.
The issue is that those cognitive disfunctions hit young people who were not hospitalized, or hospitalized only for safety (monitoring them with oxy at the ready). I know of one professionnal classical dancer, 26, who cannot coordinate following Covid, and was luckily already near the end of her career. But still, for some trade, this might be an issue, especially if Covid become as endemic as the flu
A number of diseases that were once globally endemic are now regionally endemic (eg polio, two countries), or eradicated (smallpox). Generally due to vaccination.
Any references or background to this?
It's weird because there are major media campaigns to encourage people to have a flu jab (UK) and "flu causes [irreversible] cognitive dysfunction" would be a major 'seller'.
I can also see that governments could have been reluctant to spread such information - if it's true - as it would change attitudes to schooling; schools being known to be a major vector for spreading flu.
Btw, i did not say "irreversible". I did lost a summer of training, probably because of the flu, and this is irreversible, but i'm pretty sure my balance is OK now (i had asthma 3 weeks ago, so the respiratory sytsem damage is not repaired however)
Its definitly not the majority of viruses, and i'm not sure bacterial (benefit of the doubt here). Don't tell me you never exagerate a little :P
chickenpox.
:)
My mother ended up on anti-seizure tablets after the last flu outbreak having spent five days in intensive care.
The flu brought on a fit and hypo-natremia. It took months before she could walk properly again.
Our success against infectious diseases has left a generation or two with insufficient fear of them.
I’ve seen people catch a bad cold on Wednesday and be dead from pneumonia on Sunday.
The impact from Covid isn’t new. It’s just a rediscovery of why we spent the twentieth century on an all out war against infectious diseases and septicaemia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome#Viral...