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<blockquote data-quote="Turdferguson" data-source="post: 4702954" data-attributes="member: 61703"><h3>Organ damage caused by COVID-19</h3>Although COVID-19 is seen as a disease that primarily affects the lungs, it can damage many other organs as well. This organ damage may increase the risk of long-term health problems. Organs that may be affected by COVID-19 include:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heart. Imaging tests taken months after recovery from COVID-19 have shown lasting damage to the heart muscle, even in people who experienced only mild COVID-19 symptoms. This may increase the risk of heart failure or other heart complications in the future.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lungs. The type of pneumonia often associated with COVID-19 can cause long-standing damage to the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The resulting scar tissue can lead to long-term breathing problems.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brain. Even in young people, COVID-19 can cause strokes, seizures and Guillain-Barre syndrome — a condition that causes temporary paralysis. COVID-19 may also increase the risk of developing Parkinson&#039;s disease and Alzheimer&#039;s disease.</li>
</ul><h3>Blood clots and blood vessel problems</h3>COVID-19 can make blood cells more likely to clump up and form clots. While large clots can cause heart attacks and strokes, much of the heart damage caused by COVID-19 is believed to stem from very small clots that block tiny blood vessels (capillaries) in the heart muscle.Other parts of the body affected by blood clots include the lungs, legs, liver and kidneys. COVID-19 can also weaken blood vessels and cause them to leak, which contributes to potentially long-lasting problems with the liver and kidneysFrom the mayo clinic site.Again I prefer to get my health information from actual&nbsp; medical professionals,&nbsp; instead of a bunch of anecdotal information</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turdferguson, post: 4702954, member: 61703"] [HEADING=2]Organ damage caused by COVID-19[/HEADING] Although COVID-19 is seen as a disease that primarily affects the lungs, it can damage many other organs as well. This organ damage may increase the risk of long-term health problems. Organs that may be affected by COVID-19 include: [LIST] [*][B]Heart.[/B] Imaging tests taken months after recovery from COVID-19 have shown lasting damage to the heart muscle, even in people who experienced only mild COVID-19 symptoms. This may increase the risk of heart failure or other heart complications in the future. [*][B]Lungs.[/B] The type of pneumonia often associated with COVID-19 can cause long-standing damage to the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The resulting scar tissue can lead to long-term breathing problems. [*][B]Brain.[/B] Even in young people, COVID-19 can cause strokes, seizures and Guillain-Barre syndrome — a condition that causes temporary paralysis. COVID-19 may also increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. [/LIST] [HEADING=2]Blood clots and blood vessel problems[/HEADING] COVID-19 can make blood cells more likely to clump up and form clots. While large clots can cause heart attacks and strokes, much of the heart damage caused by COVID-19 is believed to stem from very small clots that block tiny blood vessels (capillaries) in the heart muscle. Other parts of the body affected by blood clots include the lungs, legs, liver and kidneys. COVID-19 can also weaken blood vessels and cause them to leak, which contributes to potentially long-lasting problems with the liver and kidneys From the mayo clinic site. Again I prefer to get my health information from actual medical professionals, instead of a bunch of anecdotal information [/QUOTE]

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