What to know about long COVID and how to reduce your risk
August 8, 2024 •
Remnants of COVID-19, green, lingering in the GI tract. (Photo: Henrich Laboratory, Division of Experimental Medicine at UCSF)
UC San Francisco scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the body for years and could be driving a global epidemic in long COVID. They’re also exploring the surprising long-term risks of getting COVID in pregnancy.
In a newly published interview, UCSF COVID specialists Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael Peluso, M.D., and Professor of Pediatrics Valerie Flaherman, M.D., MPH, explain what scientists know about long COVID — and what they don’t.
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Tags: COVID-19, Long COVID, research, UCSF
