A Cautionary Note for COVID-19 Survivors: Potential Long-term Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease |Biomedgrid

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great loss of human lives, massive burdens on health care systems, and enormous damage to economies worldwide. COVID-19, caused by coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2), not only severely damages the respiratory system, but also affects a wide range of organs such as pancreas, kidneys, liver and brain [1]. Since we are still in the midst of the pandemic, the current focus has been primarily on treating the life-threatening symptoms and reducing mortality. However, it is also important to note that emerging evidence shows that many COVID-19 survivors have lingering symptoms of recurrent cough, chronic fatigue, depression, memory loss, etc. for months after the initial infection. This is a very troubling phenomenon, but so far it has gotten little attention.