Quote Originally Posted by Mike Blue View Post
Bob, we don't have enough information to know what the residual effects will be on lungs. I do notice that people who have a pre-existing lung disorder (COPD, asthma) are at much greater risk of the negative effects of this infection. But their lungs were affected before the Covid19 appeared. I agree that coughing without illness could persist for weeks. Each year I see a viral infection about this time of year too, where I work, that has older adults coughing quite longer than young people.
Was only going by what the Doc in the link was saying in that it might effect some younger healthy individuals adversely too. Know what you mean by viral infections of the lungs. A while ago an old neighbour of ours was in intensive care for that. When he recovered his Doc told him if he had not been young and healthy it is likely he would have died. As it is the Doc told him it may take up to 2 years for him to feel normal again. From what I can gather most people who get infected by Covid 19 will have it so severely but some in even the younger healthy age groups may get a severe dose. Just thinking nobody should take this pandemic as lightly as they have been. I do not think governments around the world have done a good job of conveying the realities to the general public.

Bob