VIVA – There are many types of comorbidities or comorbids. Starting from hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease, liver disease, disease lungs and many more.
However, of these conditions, it turns out that there is a sequence of diseases that are most vulnerable or at risk of being infected with the corona virus or COVID-19 and aggravation of the disease condition. Then, what are the comorbid diseases?
“So now, the risk factor that is susceptible to COVID-19 and aggravating, number one is hypertension. Second, it turns out to be obesity,” said Associate Professor of the Department of Basic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Padjajaran, Dr. Gaga Irawan Nugraha, dr., SpGK., MGizi, during a virtual press conference at YouTube BNPB Indonesia, recently.
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Doctor Gaga explained several reasons, first, people obesity has a larger opening of fat, so that the receptors to attach to the virus are more and more extensive.
“So that obese people are more susceptible, they are more prone to aggravation after being exposed to COVID-19,” he continued.
The second reason is, obese people are fat everywhere. The heart is also more fat, both on the left, right, front and back, as well as on the stomach. Then, what is the effect?
“When infected with COVID-19 and then he had difficulty breathing, his breathing difficulty increased, the restrictions on his lungs became smaller, because the front, back, left, right, including his heart were compressed by pressure. fat,” he said.
Meanwhile, the third reason why obese people are more prone to COVID-19 and its severe disease is that they have disorders immunity.
“This makes it easier for him to catch COVID-19, and after being exposed, he is more prone to experiencing weight gain because of his obesity,” said doctor Gaga Irawan.
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