{"id":1076,"date":"2022-10-25T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2023-06-29T15:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:38:29","slug":"long-covid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/covid-19\/long-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1076\" class=\"elementor elementor-1076\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f21f1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f21f1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de2251b\" data-id=\"de2251b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb36d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb36d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe2ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ffe2ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d72eba9\" data-id=\"d72eba9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd8c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd8c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long Covid<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-463b04e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"463b04e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07c394d\" data-id=\"07c394d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bade55f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bade55f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d6179e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d6179e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa9f5fd\" data-id=\"fa9f5fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ae8e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ae8e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Long Covid?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f83084f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f83084f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most infections with COVID resolve within the first 4 weeks.<\/p><p>\u201cLong COVID\u201d is an informal term that is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after an acute infection of COVID.<\/p><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Long Covid as follows: \u201cPost Covid-19 condition occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection, usually three months from the onset of Covid-19 with symptoms that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.\u201d\u202f<\/p><p>Long Covid is split into 2 categories, depending on how long you have ongoing symptoms for:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Ongoing symptomatic COVID<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">This is where your symptoms continue for more than 4 weeks. If your symptoms last for longer than 12 weeks, it will then be called;<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Post-COVID Syndrome<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">This is where your ongoing symptoms continue for longer than 12 weeks and cannot be explained by any other condition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c607985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c607985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c96832\" data-id=\"4c96832\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd73f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd73f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to expect<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fed15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fed15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Long COVID is continually being researched- we may never have all the answers just like any area of medicine and healthcare. Especially as this is a new health condition to us.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Each individual will experience COVID recovery differently with differing recovery times.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">The course of recovery does not appear to be related to the severity of the initial infection.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Many people make a full recovery within 12 weeks but some people do not.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">For some people, symptoms can persist for longer than 12 weeks and may change over time and new symptoms may develop.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be4b979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be4b979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b1bf8b\" data-id=\"9b1bf8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af71ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af71ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long Covid Support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396833d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396833d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Your Covid Recovery -NHS<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/covidaidcharity.org\/long-covid?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoLau0Z6S_QIV0cztCh1JzgB9EAAYAiAAEgIRKvD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Covid Aid<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blf.org.uk\/support-for-you\/long-covid?cmp_id=16446478055&amp;adg_id=132331286605&amp;kwd=long%20covid%20support&amp;device=c&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoLau0Z6S_QIV0cztCh1JzgB9EAAYASAAEgLyNPD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Sans, sans-serif;\">Asthma and Lung UK <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7be77e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7be77e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddfe0\" data-id=\"a1ddfe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3663a59 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3663a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Symptoms of Long Covid<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b02180f\" data-id=\"b02180f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38da5f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b38da5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Supporting Long Covid in the Workplace<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f5d0bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f5d0bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a61894\" data-id=\"6a61894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff311b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-back-to-top\" data-id=\"1ff311b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-back-to-top.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-back-to-top-container ekit-btt icon_only\" data-settings=\"{&quot;offset_top&quot;:0,&quot;show_after&quot;:null,&quot;show_scroll&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;icon_only&quot;,&quot;foreground&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}\"> \n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit-btt__button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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Most infections with COVID resolve within the first 4 weeks. \u201cLong COVID\u201d is an informal term that is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after an acute infection of COVID. 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