A protest outside the White House, Washington D.C., in September 2022 urging government action for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, long covid and other infection-associated chronic conditions Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Millions of people worldwide may have experienced long covid, with some having symptoms that have lingered for several years. However, while the number of cases is exceptional, the syndrome itself is not.
Long covid is one of many chronic conditions that can be triggered, at least in part, by infections, mostly by viruses. A surge of interest in long covid has helped us gain …