Post-COVID conditions that last or happen after testing COVID-negative are being referred to by a wide range of names, including long COVID, post-acute COVID-19, long-term effects of 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) Some of the long Covid patients end up having fatigue, memory loss, GI distress, breathing problems, blood abnormalities and other symptoms. There have been reports of low levels of cortisol, primary stress hormone that regulates blood pressure, glucose, sleep/wake cycles, and keeps inflammation down. Autoantibodies are antibodies that target self-antigens. These antigens may be found in all cell types (e.g. mitochondria, chromatin, centromeres) or be highly specific for a specific cell type of the body (e.g. thyroglobulin in thyroid gland cells). AutoAbs, especially those that neutralize type I interferons (IFNs), have...
This is a blog by Kaleem Mohammed, PhD, for those who want to understand little more about health conditions and medications. He is a community pharmacist and chronic disease educator for Salt Lake County Health dept. As an Asst. Prof at University of Utah, he taught pharmacology to MD, PA and PharmD students. His Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 research has been cited by Drs. Gregg Samenza/EJ Corey (Nobel, 2019/1990)