The Impacts of Long Covid on Children

Identifying children with long Covid can be particularly challenging. Many children find it hard to keep up with schoolwork or find themselves skipping sports that they used to love.

Some children can’t sleep, while others may find it hard to breathe, feel dizzy, feel their heart racing or see spots. Other children may be tired while some may act hyperactive.

The symptoms may occur a month or more after having covid or even occur after a Covid infection so mild that they didn’t even know they had it. This sometimes makes it hard for parents or healthcare providers to realize the connection with Covid.

If you think your child may have long Covid and you wish to have them seen, contact us.

We have established a clinic created by Chief Medical Officer Melanie Hoppers, M.D., that is dedicated exclusively to this illness. Contact us if you would like to be seen.

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Do you have severe fatigue?

One of the most common signs of post-Covid-19 syndrome is fatigue, both physical and mental.

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Orthostatic Intolerance

Since having been ill with covid, have you had dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, headaches, breathlessness, anxiety, or a rapidly beating heart?

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and often called ME/CFS, is a disease that affects all age groups.

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Insomnia

Long Covid causes moderate to severe sleep disturbances in up to 40 percent of people with afflicted by the disease.

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Brain Fog

Even mild cases of Covid can cause brain fog. Symptoms can manifest as problems with word finding, concentration, problem solving, and working memory.

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Symptoms of long Covid

Long Covid, as defined by the CDC, encompasses a wide range of health problems that are new, returning, or ongoing, and that occur four weeks or longer after the onset of infection with COVID-19.

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Resources

Find additional information to help you understand long Covid and its effects.

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