Women at Great Risk of Long-COVID Symptoms

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Symptoms can vary widely, and could include extreme fatigue, difficulty breathing, low mood, pulmonary fibrosis, post-viral or inflammatory myocarditis, sleep disturbance, memory impairment, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease, among others. (The most common, of course, are respiratory issues.) The causes of long-COVID are not well understood at this point. Some think it is the result of sustained damage from the infection, others think it is the result of an overactive immune response. [3 Reasons to Take Advantage of This Investment Opportunity]( Fast-food restaurants are almost comically understaffed and ridiculously outgunned. But amidst all that gloom and doom for the future of your favorite fast stop burger joint, there may be a white knight on the horizon. And oddly enough, it turns out that the white knight isn't even human. 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