A Proposed Framework and Timeline of the Spectrum of Disease Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Illness Beyond Acute Infection and Public Health Implications

This Viewpoint uses clinical observations of natural course of SARS-CoV-2 infection to propose 3 phases of illness: acute infection, postacute hyperinflammatory illness and late inflammatory sequelae, manifesting as enduring cardiac, neurological, and psychological symptoms.

Journal of the American Medical Association