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Why it’s worth avoiding as many viruses/common colds as possible: mine led to permanent disability

Eve, Martin Paul (2024) Why it’s worth avoiding as many viruses/common colds as possible: mine led to permanent disability. eve.gd ,

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Abstract

People are obsessed with the short-term effects of Covid, prioritising them over the longer-term impacts. “It was just like a minor cold, really”, they say, perhaps not realising that even mild cases of Covid have been shown to cause lasting cognitive impairment. But I also take exception with this comparison to the common cold. Because, for me, a simple cold led to lifelong disability and severe chronic health problems.

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Item Type: Article
School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication
Depositing User: Martin Eve
Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2024 11:27
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2024 11:27
URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/54350

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