COVID isn’t the only pathogen that causes post-acute long term symptoms including intense fatigue, brain fog, chronic pain, and shortness of breath. Lyme disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Epstein Barr, and others also do so. The development of chronic disease after acute viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection is called post-acute infection syndrome (PAIS). How and why these pathogens lead to lingering symptoms is not yet well understood. In this TEDMED Conversation, Lisa Sanders, MD, FACP, & Medical Director, Long Covid Clinic, Yale Hospital, and Kelly Thomas, PhD, Director of Scientific Content, TEDMED, discuss why our focus should broaden beyond understanding Long COVID to include understanding other post-acute infection syndromes.

Related resources:
-Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes. https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
-The mystery of Long COVID is just the beginning. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/artic...
-The New York Times: Diagnosis. https://www.nytimes.com/by/lisa-sande...
-Yale New Haven Health: The Long COVID Program. https://www.ynhhs.org/patient-care/lo...
-Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries. https://www.amazon.com/Diagnosis-Solv...

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