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"In recent years, doctors and scientists are increasingly studying long-lasting
illnesses that begin after someone recovers from an infection. Two of the most
well-known examples are long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
It has been estimated that 400 million people, globally, may have long COVID,
and nearly half of them meet criteria for ME/CFS.
These conditions were often misunderstood or overlooked in the past, but that
is starting to change. Researchers are now studying them as part of a larger
group of illnesses called post-acute infection syndromes, or PAISs.
A new review by Mass General Brigham investigator Anthony L Komaroff, MD, and
Robert Dantzer, MD, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, published in
Cell Reports Medicine, and a new review by Dr. Komaroff in the
Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), brings together decades of
research and new discoveries to help explain what causes these illnesses and
how they might be treated. Dr. Dantzer is one of the world's experts on how
animals respond to infection.
Their review highlights that long COVID and ME/CFS share many of the same
biological problems such as inflammation in the brain, issues with how cells
produce energy, and problems with the immune system.
They also introduce the idea that certain brain circuits that evolved to help
the body respond to serious illness, may be stuck in the "on" position after
the body has cleared the infection and could be causing many of the ongoing
symptoms people experience.
In this Q&A, Dr. Komaroff shares what motivated this research and what it could
mean for how we understand, diagnose, and treat these complex conditions."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Covid: August 7, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-august-7-135920754
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
