The study looked at people's symptoms after their initial infection, using standardised questionnaires
Scientists say "long colds" may exist and are just as common as long Covid. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London found people experience long-term symptoms - or long colds - after respiratory infections that test negative for Covid-19.
For the study, experts looked at data from 10,203 people taking part in the Covidence UK study into coronavirus in the population. At the time of this analysis, some 1,343 had suffered a Covid infection and 472 had a respiratory infection that tested negative for Covid. Meanwhile, those in the non-Covid group were more likely to have a cough or a hoarse voice than people with Covid, something that was surprising given a cough is often associated with Covid. Both groups suffered breathlessness and fatigue.
"As research into long Covid continues, we need to take the opportunity to investigate and consider the lasting effects of other acute respiratory infections. These 'long' infections are so difficult to diagnose and treat primarily because of a lack of diagnostic tests and there being so many possible symptoms. There have been more than 200 investigated for long Covid alone."
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