Other studies have found a marked increase in neurological diseases, including some one might not have thought. Since autoimmune disease can take a while to show up after an infection, one can only assume that this number will rise over time. The increased risk was not low – a 20-40% increase in the likelihood of coming down with one of these illnesses – and the range of autoimmune illnesses affected was diverse indeed: the studies pointed to dramatic increases in the diagnosis of almost 20 autoimmune diseases. Three recently published large studies lead Topol to report a “substantially increased risk of developing a diverse spectrum of new-onset autoimmune diseases.“ They’re comparing the incidence of new diagnoses in people who were infected with the coronavirus with those who weren’t.Įric Topol recently wrote a blog on the autoimmune implications of COVID-19. Most of these studies are very large – running into the millions of participants – that rely on electronic health records.
It’s because large studies are indicating that a coronavirus infection – whether it’s mild or severe – is upping the risk for all sorts of diseases. Recent studies indicate why that’s not going to fly anymore – and it’s not just because of ME/CFS. The medical field focused on treating infections – not dealing with their aftermath. The field of post-infectious diseases didn’t (except for ME/CFS) exist prior to the coronavirus.
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