The factors for coronavirus have recently been updated from US CDC which could make some people more vulnerable than others.
CAs the months go by we are learning many aspects of the new coronavirus which has triggered a real pandemic throughout the world: a lot of data is being collected and is gradually being analysed to define more and more symptoms, complications and risk factors. In fact, the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has just updated the list of these risk factors indicating the pathologies associated in a more or less marked manner to more important and potentially fatal infections; furthermore the CDC themselves have made public a guide with precautions for the over 65 to lower the chance of getting the infection.
What are the pathologies that put us most at risk?
There are 7 diseases and health conditions that are statistically most strongly associated with having a more severe form of Covid-19;
The first, which is not a real pathology, is obesity ; then chronic renal failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which is a deficiency of the immune system due to a previous transplant ; major heart disease, such as having had a cardiac arrest or a coronary artery disease, anemia sickle-shaped e 2 type diabetes.
Diseases that could increase the risk
Then there are some diseases for which there could be an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus in a more serious form. Among these are asthma, dementia, cerebrovascular diseases such asictus, cystic fibrosis, high blood pressure, liver disease, having scarring in the lungs (as in pulmonary fibrosis), thalassemia and type 1 diabetes. Among other risk factors, being immunosuppressed, for women to be pregnancy – recently revalued and included in the list – and to smoke. In this case the CDC uses the conditional and explains that people with these problems or conditions “could be at higher risk of severe Covid-19”.
Specialists specify that these lists serve to inform doctors and people, especially those most at risk, so that they can regulate themselves and take all necessary precautions to avoid getting the infection.
What precautions can be taken?
It being understood that when you have family or social contacts There is no such thing as zero risk, so people with serious pathologies or those mentioned above could consider postponing non-essential appointments, as well as (but this applies to everyone) avoiding visiting people who have symptoms attributable to Covid-19 or in isolation or who have come into contact with someone with Covid-19 in the last 14 days.
In any case, to minimize the probability of contagion it is essential to have masks for everyone, repeated and frequent hand washing and physical distance, see each other outdoors, and limit the duration of the meeting, since time also has an impact on the risk of infection.
Article published on 2 July 2020 - 17:50
