ONE in three Covid patients are still suffering symptoms nine months after falling ill, a study shows.
Persistent tiredness and a lower quality of life dogged people who caught the bug almost a year on, scientists at the University of Washington found.
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Those who already had diabetes or hypertension seemed to suffer more with ongoing symptoms.
And 13,6 per cent of patients in the study were continuously tired and didn’t recover their sense of taste or smell months after being unwell.
Almost 10 per cent of people surveyed said they struggled with even doing household chores, weeks after being struck down with the disease.
Dr Helen Y Chu wrote: “Our research indicates that the health consequences of Covid-19 extend far beyond acute infection, even among those who experience mild illness.
“Comprehensive long-term investigation will be necessary to fully understand the impact of this evolving viral pathogen.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics previously revealed up to one in 10 coronavirus sufferers develops long Covid and still feel ill after 12 weeks.
Symptoms can include fatigue, headaches, heart pain, muscle pain, seizures and, in extreme cases, even paralysis.
The cause of long Covid is unclear, but scientists have found some sufferers have antibodies that attack their own body.
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Experts have now warned that there needs to be “better recognition” by employers for their employees who are suffering with long Covid.
The chances of having long-term symptoms does not seem to be linked to how ill you are when you first get coronavirus.
People who had mild symptoms at first can still have long-term problems.
A study earlier this month found eight in ten people who have had the coronavirus still battle at least one long-term side effect lasting more than two weeks.
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The analysis of all current evidence on the topic found more than 50 symptoms in so-called “long haulers”.
Other scientists have said there could be 170 crippling symptoms, including rashes, brain fog, stabbing heart pains and depression.
Scientists warned some of the long Covid symptoms could go on for many months, or years based on other coronaviruses such as SARS.
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