The eighth COVID-19 wave is here. Could catching it trigger Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or autoimmune disorders?

The eighth COVID-19 wave is here. Could catching it trigger Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or autoimmune disorders?

Published November 21, 2023

Published by: ABC News
Published on: November 21, 2023
By Catherine Taylor

From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have raised concerns about the potential for long-term health problems linked to SARS-CoV-2 and warned repeated infections are likely to increase the risk.

An association between COVID and cardiovascular disease emerged quickly.

And now — almost exactly four years since the first case was discovered in Wuhan — a growing body of scientific research is cautiously linking the inflammation caused by a COVID infection to diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s as well as autoimmune conditions from bowel disease to rheumatoid arthritis.

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Opinion: Study shows ‘long COVID’ likely to cause mass misery if treatments can’t be developed

Published August 24, 2023

Published by: The San Diego Union-Tribune
Published on: August 24, 2023
By The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board

Given that 103 million Americans and 770 million people worldwide have been diagnosed as having contracted COVID-19, a future of misery could await a stunningly large cross-section of humanity.

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COVID-19 boosts risks of health problems 2 years later, giant study of veterans says

Published August 21, 2023

Published by: Science
Published on: August 21, 2023
By Catherine Offord

“In the 3 months postinfection, people who’d had COVID-19 had higher rates of death and many health conditions including heart failure, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and depression.”

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Covid infection could speed up progression of dementia, new study finds

Published April 5, 2023

Published by: Express
Published on: April 5, 2023
By Fiona Callingham

A new study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, has discovered that infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid) has a significant impact on cognitive function in patients with pre-existing dementia.

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COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows

Published June 25, 2022

Published by: EurekAlert! / AAAS
Published on: June 25, 2022

COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress has shown.

The study, which analysed the health records of over half of the Danish population, found that those who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ischaemic stroke.

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