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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A small study of patients suffering from persistent symptoms long after a bout of COVID-19 found that nearly 60% had nerve damage possibly caused by a defective immune response, a finding that could point to new treatments, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. The study involved in depth exams of 17 people with so-called long COVID, a condition that arises within three months of a COVID-19 infection and lasts at least two months. “I think what’s going on here is that the nerves that control things like our breathing, blood vessels and our digestion in …