Study: Long COVID Could Be the Result of This Chemical Shift

As the world faces the possibility of another seasonal spike in cases of the coronavirus, medical experts are still pondering the cause of long COVID.

The mysterious ailment causes a range of symptoms long after the COVID-19 infection has cleared, such as fatigue, loss of sexual desire, loss of smell and taste, chest pain and chronic cough.

Scientists don’t yet know for certain what causes long COVID, the catchall term for about 200 widely varying symptoms.

But researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have suggested that reduced levels of serotonin — a neurotransmitter that affects mood, memory, sleep, digestion, blood clotting and sexual desire — might explain the lingering symptoms.

Between 10% and 30% of people are estimated to have experienced some form of long COVID after recovering from a coronavirus infection, a risk that has dropped somewhat since early in the pandemic. (Read more from “Study: Long COVID Could Be the Result of This Chemical Shift” HERE)

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