Dr Elisa Perego (@elisaperego78) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Elisa Perego

@elisaperego78

#LongCovid | Covid || researcher || inequality, health, disability in present | past || patient-led research || medicine history || MA PhD | ≠ MD || views own

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calendar_today19-05-2011 09:56:07

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sarah 🚩 (@ratherbeinpisa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

makes me so depressed how longterm sick and disabled people are generally left to organise and promote and attend their own protests; there is no solidarity with them, they are a community without allies

Martha Lincoln (@heavyredaction) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remarkable how moving uni classes online during COVID was seen as unacceptably watering down the learning experience, but replacing faculty with AI is now being cast as an enlightening inevitability

PolyBio (@polybiorf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: PolyBio-supported study reveals long-term immune and metabolic damage after COVID-19 infection New preprint study reveals profound & long-lasting biological disruptions that can follow a SARS-CoV-2 infection, i.e. changes connected to altered metabolism &

PolyBio (@polybiorf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

11/ T-cells, particularly CD8 cells responsible for killing infected cells, showed markers of exhaustion and poor function. These included increased expression of aging-related genes such as p16INK4a and KIRs, and elevated levels of suPAR,

PolyBio (@polybiorf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

12/ (cont.) a blood marker linked to chronic inflammation and poor immune resilience. These findings parallel patterns seen in chronic infections like HIV, which are known to deplete effective immune surveillance.

Cat (Solidarit1) (@covidsolidarit1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I think about dying every day. I am used to thinking about it. I wonder when and how I will die, I worry about dying alone in an NHS hospital, of course I want to die in my sleep or suddenly. I have thought about dying every day since I fell ill in 2020, the illness speaks in me.

Dr Elisa Perego (@elisaperego78) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SARS-CoV-2 is airborne. It can spread and linger in the air, a bit like cigarette smoke. This is why high-quality masks/respirators are critical to prevent infection with such a dangerous virus. There are many scientific publications on this very important topic

Dan Wyke 🦠➡️🧠🔥 (@dan_wyke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Janneke's death highlights another difficulty facing #pwME as they get older. ME patients - especially the more severely affected - struggle to attend a one-off doctor's appointment. There is very little chance they could keep up with a demanding treatment schedule like chemo.

Dr Elisa Perego (@elisaperego78) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy Easter and festive season to all my followers and friends who celebrate. Special thoughts to the Long Covid and chronic disease community. I wish you the kindest day. It's often not easy if you're chronically ill, in a festive day, and the world seems to look elsewhere 🌸