noun
long COVID; post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
Medical term for persistent symptoms after acute COVID-19 infection. Commonly used in news and healthcare contexts.
新型コロナ後遺症に悩む患者が増えている。
The number of patients suffering from long COVID is increasing.
新型コロナ後遺症の治療法はまだ確立されていない。
A treatment for long COVID has not yet been established.
General term for aftereffects or sequelae of any disease or injury. 新型コロナ後遺症 specifically refers to post-COVID conditions.
Compound of 新型 (new type), コロナ (corona), and 後遺症 (aftereffects). A modern medical term coined during the COVID-19 pandemic.