April 21, 2020, 14:26
Scientists from China and the United States, in the course of a series of studies and observations of patients who have recovered from coronavirus, have discovered serious consequences of the disease. It turns out that the infection affects not only the lungs, but the entire human body.
Coronavirus has definitely become the most dangerous disease in the world. There are many reasons for this: the lack of a vaccine, specific knowledge about the nature of the disease, its capabilities, as well as the high rate of spread.
Nevertheless, scientists from around the world continue to actively study the impact of COVID-19 on the human body. This time they came to very ominous conclusions. It turns out that the infection affects not only the lungs, but also other organs!
It turns out that patients who have been ill will not be able to fully recover from the disease, as doctors and scientists from the United States and China recently told.
“COVID-19 is not just a breathing disorder. It can affect the heart, liver, kidneys, brain, endocrine and circulatory systems.”
– shared the discovery of a cardiologist from Yale University Harlan Krumholtz.
But his colleague from Yale, cardiologist Joseph Brennan, warned of serious consequences for the health of a person who defeated the coronavirus. And in most cases they can be irreversible.
At the same time, the director of infectious diseases at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong, Owen Tsang Tak-ying, spoke about the impact of coronavirus on the respiratory organs. According to him, in infected patients, a decrease in lung function by 20–30% can be recorded. He came to this conclusion after examining people discharged from the hospital in mid-March.
In other studies, experts have also found coronavirus consequences in patients who survived mild and severe forms of the disease. Scientists studied 34 patients with COVID-19 during and after hospitalization. Some recovered patients were found to have abnormal liver functions. Moreover, these effects were observed after discharge.
Diagnosis of patients in China led to similar conclusions. So, 12% of people who recovered from coronavirus after recovery showed heart failure.
As explained, the reason for this was the complications caused by COVID-19. Lungs poorly supplied the body with oxygen, resulting in problems with the heart.
Doctors do not exclude the possibility of prolonged lung damage in patients who have recovered from coronavirus. Moreover, health problems can last for more than a decade. This is evidenced by the study of infections associated with coronavirus, or SARS. Approximately one third of the patients who won the disease after three years had lung damage. The symptoms disappeared after about 15 years.
Thus, scientists once again warn people with diseases of the heart, liver, blood and lungs. People with these disorders are at the highest risk for COVID-19. Be attentive to yourself and your loved ones, try to observe quarantine and monitor your health.
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