What causes long COVID? Is long COVID dangerous? Who is most likely to get long COVID? Any pediatric long COVID news? What can be done for long term COVID?
Our guest is Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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00:00 AMA Update for April 26, 2024
00:24 Times 100 most influential 2024
01:06 Long COVID origins: What are the 4 potential causes of long COVID-19 that have been identified?
01:22 Chronic inflammation caused by persistent viral loads (long covid spike protein, long COVID blood test)
02:07 Autoimmunity: SARS-CoV-2 immune response (B cells, T cells)
02:48 Herpes and COVID-19: Dormant viruses reactivating, dysbiosis of microbiome (homeostasis example, latent viruses, acute infections, herpesviruses, HSV-1, HSV-2)
03:19 Epstein-Barr virus: What disease is linked to long Covid?
03:34 Brain fog: What happens to the brain during long COVID? (lung tissue inflammation, brain tissue damage, endothelial tissue, clotting)
04:30 Long term effects of COVID
05:24 Long COVID tests: Does long COVID show up in blood tests?
06:32 What is the Yale long term COVID study?
06:40 Paxlovid Yale study: Paxlovid for long COVID treatment (long haul COVID study)
07:20 Long COVID biomarkers
08:01 How to prevent long COVID: Do vaccinated people get long COVID?
08:51 Treatment for COVID: Should I take Paxlovid?
09:26 What percentage of people have long term effects from COVID?
09:42 Delta vs Omicron long COVID
10:48 Long COVID in children: Pediatric long COVID risk factors (post covid symptoms in children)
11:25 Long COVID in teens: How common is long COVID in children?
11:51 Akiko Iwasaki lab Time 100 2024 (Akiko Iwasaki COVID, Iwasaki Yale COVID)
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