The occurrence of neurocovid after omicron disease depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. This was announced to RBC by the head of the laboratory of especially dangerous infections of the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine (FRC FTM), Professor of Virology Alexander Chepurnov.
Earlier, Andrey Isaev, General Director of the Scientific Center for Molecular Genetic Research “DNKOM”, said TASSthat the omicron strain of coronavirus can lead to neurocovid and longcovid in adults, as well as systemic inflammation in children.
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As Chepurnov explained, despite the difference between the mutations of the virus, the difference in organisms also plays a significant role. “So some people lose their sense of smell, others don’t. Some recover quickly, others slowly, and some have damage to the nervous tissue. Individual characteristics strongly affect, ”the virologist explained.
According to the immunologist, head of the laboratory for vaccine prevention and immunotherapy of allergic diseases, FGBNU Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums. I. Mechnikov Mikhail Kostinov, neurocovid and longcovid after omicron are possible “theoretically”. At the same time, he added that in the case of longcovid, one should pay attention to the patient’s age, comorbidities, early illnesses, and the presence of vaccination.