Dr Elisa Perego
@elisaperego78.bsky.social
#LongCovid | researcher | Covid | infectious disease | health, disability, inequality in present and past | human-environment interactions | big data | medicine history | patient-led research | MA PHD| ≠ MD |
"I am ill but I will give everything"
Tennis star Alexander Zverev shared to be unwell and not fully fit after tighly beating Jaume Munar at the Davis Cup today. He's reported to have "a flu" and be "coughing" in the press.
Tennis star Alexander Zverev shared to be unwell and not fully fit after tighly beating Jaume Munar at the Davis Cup today. He's reported to have "a flu" and be "coughing" in the press.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"I am ill but I will give everything"
Tennis star Alexander Zverev shared to be unwell and not fully fit after tighly beating Jaume Munar at the Davis Cup today. He's reported to have "a flu" and be "coughing" in the press.
Tennis star Alexander Zverev shared to be unwell and not fully fit after tighly beating Jaume Munar at the Davis Cup today. He's reported to have "a flu" and be "coughing" in the press.
My new research is out #LongCovid. The critical role of patient advocacy-research in disease recognition
I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity
I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My new research is out #LongCovid. The critical role of patient advocacy-research in disease recognition
I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity
I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity
My apologies for correcting the prestigious The Lancet, but we are still in a pandemic. We are not in a post-Covid world. Our collective health isn't better than before 2020 😶
October 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My apologies for correcting the prestigious The Lancet, but we are still in a pandemic. We are not in a post-Covid world. Our collective health isn't better than before 2020 😶
Very glad to see my new work with amazing co-authors out.
#LongCovid as a patient identified disease entity, in the LC handbook edited by Jo Wrench and Danielle Hitch
#LongCovid as a patient identified disease entity, in the LC handbook edited by Jo Wrench and Danielle Hitch
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Very glad to see my new work with amazing co-authors out.
#LongCovid as a patient identified disease entity, in the LC handbook edited by Jo Wrench and Danielle Hitch
#LongCovid as a patient identified disease entity, in the LC handbook edited by Jo Wrench and Danielle Hitch
To add, vaccination data above are from vaccination between discharge and follow up i.e. taken during potential LC phase
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
To add, vaccination data above are from vaccination between discharge and follow up i.e. taken during potential LC phase
And a virus is reported to going through the pelaton at the elite cycling event Vuelta, with many riders struggling and/or withdrawing
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And a virus is reported to going through the pelaton at the elite cycling event Vuelta, with many riders struggling and/or withdrawing
Famous Italian entrepreneur and sport personality Massimo Moratti, 80, is in ICU with pneumonia. His conditions would be serious and he would be intubated, although he is now reported to be improving. Moratti is a former president of top-ranking football club Inter FC.
August 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Famous Italian entrepreneur and sport personality Massimo Moratti, 80, is in ICU with pneumonia. His conditions would be serious and he would be intubated, although he is now reported to be improving. Moratti is a former president of top-ranking football club Inter FC.
Coach of tennis star Jannik Sinner, 24, confirms the World number 1 withdrew from the Cincinnati final due to a virus, where he was visibly unwell. Sinner also withdrew from the current US Open mixed double tournament, but he's reportedly taking some rest and feeling better.
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Coach of tennis star Jannik Sinner, 24, confirms the World number 1 withdrew from the Cincinnati final due to a virus, where he was visibly unwell. Sinner also withdrew from the current US Open mixed double tournament, but he's reportedly taking some rest and feeling better.
My new research is out
"A Case Definition of a New Disease: A Review of the US Working Definition (USG) and 2024 NASEM Definition for Long COVID"
I use two US #LongCovid case definitions as case studies for a broader discussion of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae
"A Case Definition of a New Disease: A Review of the US Working Definition (USG) and 2024 NASEM Definition for Long COVID"
I use two US #LongCovid case definitions as case studies for a broader discussion of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae
August 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My new research is out
"A Case Definition of a New Disease: A Review of the US Working Definition (USG) and 2024 NASEM Definition for Long COVID"
I use two US #LongCovid case definitions as case studies for a broader discussion of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae
"A Case Definition of a New Disease: A Review of the US Working Definition (USG) and 2024 NASEM Definition for Long COVID"
I use two US #LongCovid case definitions as case studies for a broader discussion of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae
Track athlete Alica Schmidt, 26, has halted training after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. She was already struggling with Covid in early August, which impacted her at the 🇩🇪 Nationals. The World Athletics Championships are looming, where Schmidt is expected to be among the stars
August 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Track athlete Alica Schmidt, 26, has halted training after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. She was already struggling with Covid in early August, which impacted her at the 🇩🇪 Nationals. The World Athletics Championships are looming, where Schmidt is expected to be among the stars
"Pulmonary fibrosis (PC19-PF) is one of the most severe long-term outcomes" of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is "characterized by progressive lung scarring, chronic respiratory impairment, and reduced quality of life."
#LongCovid
#LongCovid
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Pulmonary fibrosis (PC19-PF) is one of the most severe long-term outcomes" of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is "characterized by progressive lung scarring, chronic respiratory impairment, and reduced quality of life."
#LongCovid
#LongCovid
Thanks for writing. He was reportedly struggling with #LongCovid, for example in 2024. The exact impact of Covid on his technical/physical ability remains to be fully clarified but obviously it's his private health and news isn't a medical report
August 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thanks for writing. He was reportedly struggling with #LongCovid, for example in 2024. The exact impact of Covid on his technical/physical ability remains to be fully clarified but obviously it's his private health and news isn't a medical report
Knopfler had reportedly already talked about his struggles with a bout of #LongCovid in 2024, after one of his infections
August 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Knopfler had reportedly already talked about his struggles with a bout of #LongCovid in 2024, after one of his infections
Animal model mimicking Covid infection in the kidney shows persistent inflammation and prolonged alterations in gene expression. This underscores the risk for chronic kidney disease, including kidney fibrosis, in #LongCovid
Ramamoorthy et al 2025
Ramamoorthy et al 2025
August 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Animal model mimicking Covid infection in the kidney shows persistent inflammation and prolonged alterations in gene expression. This underscores the risk for chronic kidney disease, including kidney fibrosis, in #LongCovid
Ramamoorthy et al 2025
Ramamoorthy et al 2025
"What started as a vague discomfort turned into a severe sinus infection in the days that followed. It hit hard"
Olympic and World champion Remco Evenepoel confirms an infection, in addition to injury, was beahind his shock withdrawal from Tour de France, where he was unwell and "empty" for days
Olympic and World champion Remco Evenepoel confirms an infection, in addition to injury, was beahind his shock withdrawal from Tour de France, where he was unwell and "empty" for days
July 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"What started as a vague discomfort turned into a severe sinus infection in the days that followed. It hit hard"
Olympic and World champion Remco Evenepoel confirms an infection, in addition to injury, was beahind his shock withdrawal from Tour de France, where he was unwell and "empty" for days
Olympic and World champion Remco Evenepoel confirms an infection, in addition to injury, was beahind his shock withdrawal from Tour de France, where he was unwell and "empty" for days
Evenepoel has shared an infection, which affected his sinus and hit him hard, also contributed to his withdrawal from the Tour
July 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Evenepoel has shared an infection, which affected his sinus and hit him hard, also contributed to his withdrawal from the Tour
Evenepoel shares now he suffered a broken rib before the Tour
July 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Evenepoel shares now he suffered a broken rib before the Tour
Tadej Pogačar told reporters on Sunday "Am I sick? Thanks for checking in, actually I'm better, it's almost over" He added: "I have a bit of a runny nose, a bit of a cough, but I'm not really sick. It's just a bit of a pain in the *ss."
Pogačar currently remains Tour leader
Pogačar currently remains Tour leader
July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Tadej Pogačar told reporters on Sunday "Am I sick? Thanks for checking in, actually I'm better, it's almost over" He added: "I have a bit of a runny nose, a bit of a cough, but I'm not really sick. It's just a bit of a pain in the *ss."
Pogačar currently remains Tour leader
Pogačar currently remains Tour leader
There are concerns about a "mysterious illness" going through the pelaton at the top cycling event Tour de France. Several racers were reported to be affected already days ago. Since then, star M. van der Poel has withdrawn with pneumonia while World champion R. Evenepoel left feeling "empty"
July 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There are concerns about a "mysterious illness" going through the pelaton at the top cycling event Tour de France. Several racers were reported to be affected already days ago. Since then, star M. van der Poel has withdrawn with pneumonia while World champion R. Evenepoel left feeling "empty"
Remco Evenepoel made the headlines two years ago when he withdrew from the Giro d'Italia which he was leading, as he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2
July 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Remco Evenepoel made the headlines two years ago when he withdrew from the Giro d'Italia which he was leading, as he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2
#LongCovid is associated with reduced quality of life in a sample of dozens of track and field masters athletes. "Furthermore, low-grade inflammation based on CRP levels was associated with self-reported cardiac and flu-like symptoms."
July 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#LongCovid is associated with reduced quality of life in a sample of dozens of track and field masters athletes. "Furthermore, low-grade inflammation based on CRP levels was associated with self-reported cardiac and flu-like symptoms."
And you have to ask to what extent this "market" is influencing the way in which #LongCovid is presented by part of the medical, research, etc. community: a "mystery" condition where potentially treatable pathology like diabetes and cardiovascular disease is said not to be part of Long Covid
July 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And you have to ask to what extent this "market" is influencing the way in which #LongCovid is presented by part of the medical, research, etc. community: a "mystery" condition where potentially treatable pathology like diabetes and cardiovascular disease is said not to be part of Long Covid
Spain recognizes #LongCovid as a chronic disease. Congratulations to associations and advocates in the country! 🔥💙
#covidpersistente
#covidpersistente
July 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Spain recognizes #LongCovid as a chronic disease. Congratulations to associations and advocates in the country! 🔥💙
#covidpersistente
#covidpersistente
My rapid response to Miller et al BMJ (end, bibliography following in the journal)
May 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My rapid response to Miller et al BMJ (end, bibliography following in the journal)
My rapid response to Miller et al BMJ (continuing)
May 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My rapid response to Miller et al BMJ (continuing)