TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – The Corona virus in addition to generally damages the respiratory system in human organs.
Even this virus can infect pulmonary organs from the acute level to the cause of death.
“And in some of the cases that we handled, the handling of cases of this corona virus caused pneumonide or infection in the area pulmonary organs, “said a pulmonary specialist from Siloam Hospitals Silampari, dr Indra Barata, Sp.P through the canal Instagram Live, Saturday (09/01/2021).
According to Indra, in addition to the three common symptoms of exposure to Corona, namely the emergence of a high fever above 38 degrees Celsius from normal body temperature, dry cough and shortness of breath.
Then other special symptoms appear, namely diarrhea, headaches, loss of ability to smell (anosmia), eye irritation to develop a rash on the skin.
“Following the symptoms of exposure to the body to the Corona virus within 10 days, some patients will experience a decrease in oxygen without any symptoms.
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This condition is called “Happy Hypoxia”, said Indra Barata.
As for the initial detection, the presence of the virus can be detected through X-ray records and Thorax CT scans and laboratory examinations.
In the last educational session, one interesting thing was conveyed by a pulmonary specialist from Siloam Hospitals Silampari, dr. Indra Barata, Sp.P is recognizing the difference in symptoms of pneumonia and the consequences of the Corona virus.
According to Indra, even though it has similar symptoms, namely the onset of inflammation in the lungs, pneumonia caused by Covid-19 is slightly different from the usual pneumonia.
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