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People with mild long COVID cases typically see most of their symptoms subside within a year, according to a large-scale study conducted in Israel and published by the British Medical Journal. But some symptoms, like the loss of taste or smell, may persist longer.

Plus, a special deep dive into long-COVID, including its high cost for transplant patients, its complicated diagnosis, the lack of cures, and more.

Many Americans are discovering that recovering from COVID-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving them with lingering symptoms like intense fatigue or a racing pulse.

"I’ve reported on the coronavirus pandemic since it started, and I thought I knew what an infection would be like for a young, otherwise healthy person like me. ... Like many Americans, I found myself slowed by a recovery that took more than a month — far longer than I had expected."

Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving them with lingering symptoms like intense fatigue or a racing pulse. But does that mean they have what's known as long covid?

Patients with symptoms that last 3 to 12 weeks after an acute covid infection should adopt a "watchful waiting" approach to recovery, an expert says.

Symptoms of whats known as long covid, an estimated 30% of covid patients kate snow reports on the people desperate for answers and treatment. >> reporter: 35-year-old hinda stockstill could barely walk. her hair was falling out in clumps. but she had to wait five months just to be seen at a long covid clinic >> it was very frustrating. it was so disheartening. >> reporter: dr. ben abramoff leads penn medicines long covid team >> theres not one pill or one treatment that will treat all the patie...

With record numbers of Americans contracting the coronavirus during the recent omicron surge, many have discovered that recovery has not always happened as quickly as they've been led to expect. But does that mean they have long COVID-19?

What does ‘medium COVID’ means? Is ‘medium COVID’ worse than ‘long COVID’ or are they the same? Read about ‘medium COVID’ symptoms and wat ‘medium COVID’ means.

Even if you don't have long COVID, it can still take weeks to recover — much longer than the isolation period implies. Millions of Americans are finding that this still majorly disrupts their lives.