Review: Terminology of diseases that may occur following
SARS-CoV-2 infection

References World Health Organization. A clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus, 6 October 2021. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Royal College of General Practitioners, and SIGN. COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 (NG188). Updated November 2022. Davis HE, McCorkell L, Vogel JM, Topol EJ. Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2023;21(8):438-451. doi:10.1038/s41579-022-00846-2 Any persistent, relapsing, or new health problems after the initial COVID-19 illness, typically lasting weeks to months, and not better explained by another diagnosis, are designated by one of the terms listed below. We reviewed this carefully over the last years and summarize as follows: Long COVID: Widely used colloquially and in research to describe the broad spectrum of chronic, relapsing, or progressive symptoms that persist or develop after an initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. This term is embraced by patients, advocacy groups, and increasingly by clinicians and researchers. Post-COVID Condition...