It has been more than two years since long COVID manifested, and scientists are still far from settled on its cause.
However, based on common clinical manifestations and emerging research, clinicians have identified several contributors to long COVID symptoms.
Spike Protein Appears to Be the Leading Contributor
Spike protein can exist in the immune cells of long COVID patients for up to 15 months after infection.
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
