Why does Long COVID persist months—or even years—after the initial infection? In this lecture, we explore two central mechanisms that are increasingly supported by imaging, immunology, and clinical data:
Using data from a recent PET imaging study, we walk through how long-COVID patients show evidence of sustained immune activation, even long after acute infection has resolved. Rather than a “recovery gone wrong,” long COVID appears to represent a chronic, dysregulated immune state.
If you’re trying to understand long COVID beyond symptom lists and headlines, this lecture focuses on the underlying biology driving persistent disease.
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