Prevalence and characteristics of long COVID-19 in Jordan: A cross sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: Early in the pandemic, the spread of the emerging virus SARS-CoV-2 was causing mild illness lasting less than two weeks for most people, with a small proportion of people developing serious illness or death. However, as the pandemic progressed, many people reported suffering from symptoms for weeks or months after their initial infection. Persistence of COVID-19 symptoms beyond one month, or what is known as long COVID-19, is recognized as a risk of acute infection. Up to date, information on long COVID-19 among Jordanian patients has not been reported. Therefore, we sought to conduct this cross-sectional study utilizing a self-administered survey. The survey asks a series of questions regarding participant demographics, long COVID-19 symptoms, information about pre-existing medical histor

SUBMITTER: Obeidat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817197 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature