although pessimism returning does remind me of my case of the shingles this summer, and considering that covid seems to effect the senses of smell and taste, it worries me that like a chicken pox settles in the nervous system to emerge years later when stressors open it back up, and becomes shingles. might it be possible that one or more strains of covid takes up camp in the sensory nerves with a risk for reemerging years down the line to do some damage to those that had it?
purely paranoid speculation I admit. buuut, also a good reason to get the vaccine and never contract the virus if you can avoid it.
elsewhere I made a snarky comment that the real worst part will come in a few years when those who watch the long haulers now will at least get a heads up as they begin to develop neurodegenerative disorders (as the disease seems to impact the sense of smell and taste which are senses that are effected by things like parkinsons and dementia). and these would be the canary in the coal mine for the larger scale covid recovered population beginning to see neuro degenerative disorders, I expand on this hypothetical with projections of the economic burden of even 3% of the recovered infected confronting parkinsons, or dementia like symptoms, and the emotional strain that might lead to a rise in those seeking a way to escape the decline.
It was in part fueled by my own crap mood because I've had a lot of lower leg spasming for the last 3 weeks.
well, turns out that there are a few cases of parkinsons like illness in cases of survivors. as well as a healthy amount of 'long haulers' are reporting persistent tremors, a sense of vibration, mood and thinking disruption and sleep disruption.
The speculation is that potential auto immune disorder targetting the nervous system, in part because of covids effect on the nervous system, might be a factor, as well as speculation that covids signs of effecting the blood clotting as reported early on in the pandemic might either open the blood brain barrier or lead to the conditions that cause vascular parkinsons and vascular dementia.
but boy howdy does that worry me a bit. I guess there is nothing for it but to wait and see.
I would really like it be proven to be imagining things and worrying too much. I will gladly take the hit on this, for it never to come to pass.
A new study of long Covid patients is shedding light on a combination of underreported symptoms, including Parkinson's-like tremors and internal vibrations, that are severely impacting the lives of those affected.
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https://www.salon.com/2021/12/03/tremors-and-internal-vibrations-long-patients-are-reporting-parkinsons-like-symptoms/