Post-COVID conditions : information for healthcare providers

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  Updated Apr. 8, 2021 ; Some patients who have been infected with SARS-COV-2 have symptoms and clinical findings that persist beyond four weeks or can recur following initial recovery. Persistent symptoms and clinical findings can occur regardless of the severity of acute COVID-19. Medical and research communities are still learning about these post-acute symptoms and clinical findings. ; Post-COVID conditions are being referred to by a wide range of names, including post-acute COVID-19, long-term effects of COVID, long COVID, post-acute COVID syndrome, chronic COVID, long-haul COVID, late sequelae, and others, as well as the research term post-acute sequalae of SARS-COV-2 infection (PASC).external icon Although standardized case definitions are still being developed, in the broadest sense, it can be considered a lack of return to a usual state of health following acute COVID-19 illness. It might also include development of new or recurrent symptoms that occur after the symptoms of acute illness have resolved. ; Scientific knowledge is still limited about these effects, including what causes them and how often they occur. Interim terminology will be updated as more information becomes available.
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19/complications
  • Coronavirus Infections/complications
  • Inflammation
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105028/cdc_105028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 130.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ddd9ff05580f046d1284825d71daa097fbf0f1034f0f446302370a3efc3610c9