The Current
Understanding of Long COVID in Western Medicine
Long COVID, officially known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC), presents with symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, dysautonomia, and exercise intolerance. Despite its prevalence, Western medicine has yet to identify a unifying mechanism behind these symptoms. Proposed causes include immune dysregulation, persistent inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, microclotting, and viral persistence. Treatment remains symptomatic and fragmented. The condition exposes critical gaps in how chronic systemic illnesses are approached within the biomedical model.
