If you have covid and you get no sleep whatsoever will your body still heal and shed the virus?

[Anonymous]

[SnakeBoop]

Sleep definitely helps with aiding our immune system.
You sound like an anti vaxxer with the "shed the virus" terminology. You don't shed virus's. You're not a snake. XD
If you cannot sleep at all, you probably need to see a doctor.

[Asker]

Duration of Isolation

Available data suggest that patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 remain infectious no longer than 10 days after symptom onset.

Most patients with more severe-to-critical illness or those who are severely immunocompromised likely remain infectious no longer than 20 days after symptom onset; however, there have been several reports of severely immunocompromised people shedding replication-competent virus beyond 20 days.(1-5)

[Asker]

With widespread community transmission, these initial criteria for SARS-CoV-2 posed several challenges:

Long periods of isolation for individuals with prolonged viral RNA detection after resolution of symptoms, affecting individual well-being, society , and access to healthcare.13Insufficient testing capacity to comply with initial discharge criteria in many parts of the world. Prolonged viral shedding around the limit of detection, having negative results followed by positive results, which unnecessarily challenges trust in the laboratory system.23-28

[Asker]

www.who.int/.../criteria-for-releasing-covid-19-patients-from-isolation

[Curiousgirl2414]

Everyone here covered. Sleep aids your body’s recovery from everything stressful: exercise, burning energy, and of course, sickness.

To clarify, “shedding the virus” is a term used that describes passing the virus to others, not recovering from the virus.

[Asker]

Duration of Isolation

Available data suggest that patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 remain infectious no longer than 10 days after symptom onset.

Most patients with more severe-to-critical illness or those who are severely immunocompromised likely remain infectious no longer than 20 days after symptom onset; however, there have been several reports of severely immunocompromised people shedding replication-competent virus beyond 20 days.(1-5)

That's just a piece of info its all over the Internet

[Asker]

With widespread community transmission, these initial criteria for SARS-CoV-2 posed several challenges:

Long periods of isolation for individuals with prolonged viral RNA detection after resolution of symptoms, affecting individual well-being, society , and access to healthcare.13Insufficient testing capacity to comply with initial discharge criteria in many parts of the world. Prolonged viral shedding around the limit of detection, having negative results followed by positive results, which unnecessarily challenges trust in the laboratory system.23-28

[Asker]

www.who.int/.../criteria-for-releasing-covid-19-patients-from-isolation

[Curiousgirl2414]

I’m a nurse and have to stay up with the CDC/WHO frequently. Useful information for sure, but I’m not seeing how any of that contradicts my original answer, if that was your intention. Regardless, if this question was about you or a loved one, best wishes for a quick and easy recovery.

[Asker]

Ones body is shedding a virus in the 90 days post positive result. As mentioned In the above articles. You are a nurse not a doctor so you don't know as much as the doctors and scientists writing that.

[Curiousgirl2414]

That’s true. And I don’t disagree with them?

[joeldalton]

Sure. But it isn’t good. You need to get some sleep.

[Anonymous]

Eventually. But you should get some sleep. You heal faster when you are well rested.

[wankiam]

yeah you just have to ride it out

[jahaims]

Lack of sleep suppresses your immune system

[najekim]

Sleep is the best medicine.

[In_Trance]

Depends how strong your immune system is