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A double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus family, mpox (formerly monkeypox), continues to infect people daily, following the 2022 global outbreak.1 Two clades (clade 1 and clade 2) have been identified, with the 2022 outbreak caused by a subclade of clade 2, referred to as clade 2b.2 Comparatively, clade 1 leads to a more severe disease state and greater […]

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Shai Efrati: Long COVID – Definition, and cognitive symptoms

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Published Online: Aug 2nd 2022

Long-term effects of COVID-19 can cause lingering health problems including persisting physical, neurocognitive, and neuropsychological symptoms. touchINFECTIOUSDISEASES met with Prof. Shai Efrati (Shamir Medical Center, Be’er Ya’akov, Israel) to discuss an overview of long COVID and cognitive symptoms reported.

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  1. Could you give us an overview and definition of long COVID? (00:29)
  2. What cognitive symptoms have been reported in long COVID? (01:44)

Disclosures: Shai Efrati is a consultant for AVIV scientific.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

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