"SARS-CoV-2 infection carries a substantially increased mortality in the following 12 months" vs. those uninfected.

"more than three times the risk of dying over the following year... increased risk for cardiovascular, cancer, respiratory...& other causes of death"

#COVID #CovidRisks

#ChronicCOVID #CovidRisks

Increased heart rate alone can cause anxiety & depression.

A new study found that an increased heart rate in mice triggered anxiety & depression.

This has important implications & consequences for us humans, both as a society and as individuals, esp wrt COVID.

The virus causes damage to the heart/cardiovascular system, like palpitations & forms of tachycardia, & that has surely already caused millions of us to experience anxiety/depression.

https://www.science.org/content/article/racing-heart-makes-mind-race-too-mouse-study-finds