long-haulers
Interstate freight transporters
Long-haulers are people who experience persistent symptoms for weeks or months after an acute illness, especially COVID-19.
The term gained prominence during the pandemic for patients whose fatigue, brain fog, or breathing difficulties lingered long after the initial infection cleared: Long-haulers are still fighting for recognition from doctors.
The word borrows from trucking, where long-haul drivers cover great distances.
Coronavirus disease abbreviation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- chronicPersisting over time
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
brain fog · inflammation · patients · lingering · persistent · POTS · breathlessness · syndrome
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- truckersCommercial freight drivers
- interstateBetween political regions
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- freightGoods being transported
rigs · eighteen-wheelers · cross-country · routes · cab · sleeper · diesel · miles
Scheduled air travel segments
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
crew · cabin · jetlag · red-eye · nonstop · international · layover · cockpit
COVID
Coronavirus disease abbreviation
recovery · brain fog · inflammation · patients · lingering · persistent · POTS · breathlessness · syndrome · debilitating
drivers
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- truckersCommercial freight drivers
- interstateBetween political regions
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
freight · rigs · eighteen-wheelers · cross-country · routes · cab · sleeper · diesel · miles · loads
flights
Scheduled air travel segments
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
intercontinental · crew · cabin · jetlag · red-eye · nonstop · international · layover · cockpit · altitude