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COVID-19 Increases Risk for Autoimmune Diseases and Other Health Issues, Study Finds

October 9, PrimaMedia.ru. In the Primorsky Territory, as of October 8, 2023, a total of 114,963 confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection were registered. Of these, 1,724 people died. Cured – 98,489. This data is provided by “coronavirus-monitor.info” (18+) with reference to Rospotrebnadzor.

Scientists examined the medical histories of more than 354,000 South Koreans who had COVID-19 from October 2020 to December 2021 and compared them with data from 6.1 million Koreans who had never been infected with the virus.

As a result of research published in the journal Jama Network Open (18+), it turned out that infection with coronavirus significantly increases the risk of developing autoimmune diseases, from baldness to dangerous Wegener’s granulomatosis.

Those who had COVID-19 were more likely than those who were not sick to develop Crohn’s disease (by 59%) and sarcoidosis (by 68%). The risk of autoimmune focal and complete baldness increased by 12% and 74%, and Wegener’s granulomatosis increased by 2.76 times.

Autoimmune diseases were also more likely to develop in those who had severe forms of COVID-19 than in those with less severe symptoms.

Coronavirus infection can cause serious disruptions in the functioning of various organs, and also increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

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2023-10-08 18:24:02

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