Doctor Stories Difficulty Caring for Covid-19 Patients with Camorbid

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Virus Covid-19 is a disease with a very high transmission rate. Covid-19 accompanied by comorbidities (comorbid) can be fatal to the health of the patient.

Cardiology and blood vessel specialist Erika shared her experience treating Covid-19 patients with comorbidities. According to Erika, the majority of Covid-19 patients with comorbids she handled were in the severe category.

“Covid-19 patients with cardiac comorbidities and hypertension are quite high. Covid-19 patients with cardiac comorbidities automatically create systematic problems whose treatment is much more difficult than those without comorbids,” he said, Thursday (3/12/2020).

Erika admitted that she was afraid of being exposed to Covid-19 when handling patients. However, fear can be countered after successfully treating many patients Covid-19.

“Honestly, fear is exposed Covid-19 It’s still around today, but the experience of treating patients to see them recover overcame my fear, “he said.

Member of the National Immunization Expert Advisory Committee from the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI), Soedjatmiko, said that Covid-19 can attack anyone indiscriminately. Including the age group 19 to 59 years.

“Those who died were 60.4 percent in the age range of 19 to 59 years. This is a vulnerable age because they are active outside the home by selling, playing and all other activities,” he said.

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