Prasit pointed out that COVID-19 is heavy this time! People with worrisome medical conditions

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Prasit revealed that COVID-19 was heavy, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. People with worrisome medical conditions Point out the death was not the only cause of lung damage. But died from kidney failure – blood does not supply limbs Repeatedly, viruses always develop themselves and are mutated.

On January 10, 64 Prof. Prasit Wattanapa, Dean, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Said the outbreakCOVID-19 The new waves are more intense and different from the first. By many factors Since the beginning of the orbit Illegal immigration offenses Anonymous Investigate the origins of difficult diseases The severity of the disease from the mutation Especially people at risk In which the lungs do not work fully When the virus attacks the respiratory system, it can damage 10-20% of the lungs until the lungs do not return.

• Elderly people as they get older And organs will deteriorate over time.
• People with underlying lung disease such as lung disease, lung cancer, emphysema, even minor lung damage. Will affect life greatly The body will deteriorate quickly.
• People with heavy weight With subcutaneous fat Or under the abdomen Including diabetics This group was at risk for more difficult breathing. Because the windshield is difficult to move Make the lungs work less

Prof. Dr. Prasit said the research was found whenCOVID-19 Into the body Immunity is fully functional on the 2nd or 8th week after exposure to stop or help prevent the disease. If the immune system is normal for the first few weeks, it becomes fully functional and then gradually decreases, so a group of people who have been infected, but do not show symptoms and recover on their own if their immune system is not normal. Because there is an underlying disease That requires medication to suppress the immune system

Such as diabetes who cannot control sugar levels by itself Vascular disease White blood cells cannot manage pathogens. These people were exposed to COVID-19. Will have severe symptoms Patients with severe symptoms, not just lung damage But there are quite a few people who die from kidney failure, blood does not support limbs. The severity of the infection also affects other organs. Therefore, people with underlying diseases are at even greater risk.

“The nature of all viruses, not just COVID-19 It will always adapt or mutate. As in England it was found COVID-19 Contacting is easier and faster, so help reduce risk factors. That becomes a crisis: 1. Meet with a risky person. 2. Being in a risky area 3. Participate in risky activities 4. Going at risk times All Thai people have to deal with these 4 risks as far as possible according to their own factors and conditions of life. No need to wait for the state to issue measures There is no need for compulsion. This is what we will help protect the lives of ourselves and those we love, ”Prof Prasit said.

Dr. Suprida Adulyanon, manager of the Health Promotion Fund (Thai Health Promotion Foundation) said that people with congenital disease In particular, chronic non-communicable diseases or NCDs, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, kidneys, heart, arteriosclerosis and cancer, are at risk of COVID-19. It is 5 times more severe than the general population, with 4.8 million people with diabetes in Thailand, and data from UNIATF (United Nations Inter Agency Task Force Mission to Thailand on Noncommunicable Disease) reports that people with obesity increase their risk. The occurrence of severe symptoms ofCOVID-19 Up to 7 times

While the problem of overweight children and young people increased by 13.1%. Increase the risk of up to 1.5 times and drinking alcohol results in the body’s immune system. In the fight against the virus is lower Even with only one heavy drink Therefore, we should always take care of our health. Because a good body is a major cost To fight all diseases, not just COVID-19 And raise the level to protect oneself, peers and vulnerable groups

By wearing masks, regularly washing their hands, spacing them away from themselves to become a person at risk It’s like we’re creating a behavioral vaccine against infection. Both while the vaccine hasn’t come yet Or even have a vaccine These health-promoting and disease-prevention behaviors should also be continued in parallel.

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