The effects of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) on the body have been revealed through various studies. According to data reported in ‘Nature Medicine’ in 2020, Corona 19 directly damages organs and causes blood clots, adversely affecting various organs such as the heart, kidneys, and brain. It can also directly invade the nerves and cause problems.
However, recently, research results have been announced that organ damage caused by COVID-19 infection can last for a long time. The research team led by Professor Amitava Banerjee of the Institute of Health Informatics at University College London (UCL), published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine on the 14th (local time), will be.
Even if the symptoms are mild, a study has announced that organ damage caused by COVID-19 infection can last for a year｜Source: Clip Art Korea
Corona 19 damages organs even if symptoms are mild
The research team conducted a study on 536 patients with chronic Corona 19 syndrome (Long Covid) to determine how long organ damage lasts after infection with Corona 19. Participants were periodically checked for organ damage through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
As a result of the study, it was confirmed that organs were damaged in 62% of the participants six months after confirming COVID-19. Twenty-nine percent of the participants showed persistent decline in the ability of multiple organs after 12 months. Organs with confirmed damage were liver (29%), heart (19%), kidney (15%), pancreas (20%), lungs (2%), and spleen (8%).
The researchers said, “Through this study, we confirmed that 3 out of 5 patients with long Covid have problems with at least one organ, and 1 in 4 people have problems with two or more organs.” “It has been confirmed that organ damage caused by the virus can last for more than a year even in people who have mildly suffered from COVID-19,” he said, emphasizing the importance of preventing and managing COVID-19 infection.
Corona 19 affecting every part of the body… to prevent?
As revealed through various studies, Corona 19 can adversely affect not only the bronchi but also the body as a whole. Therefore, attention and effort should be paid to the prevention of COVID-19 infection. The best way to prevent infection with COVID-19 is to practice good personal hygiene. △ Wearing a mask △ Hand washing △ Ventilation should reduce the risk of infection.
Health authorities emphasize vaccination, saying that vaccination not only reduces the probability of infection, but also lowers the risk of severe progression. In fact, looking at the ‘interim results of the Corona 19 sequelae experience survey’ announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among those aged 19 and older, the rate of experiencing symptoms for more than 4 weeks depending on whether or not they had been vaccinated against Corona 19 was vaccinated (30.0%) compared to non-vaccinated people (44.8%). It was low.
One of the preventive methods that has recently attracted attention is supplementing with ‘Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)’. According to a study published in the SCI-level international journal Nature in December 2022 by researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, UDCA blocks infection by closing the door of the ‘ACE2’ receptor, which can be said to be the entry route of Corona 19. block it This is a way to act on human cells, not the virus itself, and the research team expects that UDCA will also be effective against mutant viruses. UDCA, well known as a key component of liver medicine, is prescribed for various diseases such as △improvement of liver function in chronic liver disease △disease of the biliary tract due to bile insufficiency △primary biliary cirrhosis.
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