Monday, January 31, 2022

Vocabulary

 What is long Covid?



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  1. Long Covid occurs when a person is infected by the coronavirus Covid-19 and its symptoms persist during a long time, that can be months or even years. Recently, scientists have discovered that people who suffer long Covid, have a lung damage never seen before using traditional image techniches as X-ray or MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), but they have been able to see this lung damage using a new imaging technic with xenon gas. In long Covid, others organs as brain, skin and cardiovascular, digestive, locomotive systems. Besides, these patients feel very tired and emotionally affected.
    Cristina

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    1. Sorry, I forgot to write 'are affected' behing "locomotive systems'.
      Cristina

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    2. Thanks for the info, Cristina.
      A couple of things:
      for a long time
      other organs

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  2. It is what Cristina says. A friend of mine has it and she is really ill. This persistant or long covid is incapacitating her for work and normal life.

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  3. I'm really sorry to hear that, Piedad. I hope she gets better soon.

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  4. To be a little bit optimist, I hope doctors and scientists find the solution to this disease soon

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    1. So do I. This situation is exhausting, but I think things will improve soon.
      Just a little thing: optimist is a noun, what is the adjective?

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  5. Thanks a lot María, I Hope the same.
    The adjetive is optimistic, isn´t it?

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    1. Yes, it is.
      And regarding the annoying bug, let's keep our fingers crossed.

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