The sad news came from the husband of actress Joanna Alexandra. Raditya Oloan died after being infected with COVID-19. Even though the results were negative, his condition was weak. Joanna had revealed that her husband has a history comorbid asthma and experiencing a cytokine storm.
Internal medicine specialist Dr. dr. Arto Yuwono Soeroto, SpPD, KP, FCCP, FINASIM from the PB Indonesian Respirology Association (PERPARI) said that a history of asthma has the potential to cause severe symptoms in COVID-19 patients.
However, according to him, this condition is not a cause for concern because as long as asthma is controlled, the risk of severe symptoms can be minimized.
“When asthma is well controlled, it means that it is well controlled with advanced treatment. There are no complaints, breathlessness, coughing, wheezing, so asthma does not increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. If you have COVID-19 it also does not cause COVID-19. heavier, “he explained in an online discussion,” Friday (7/5/2021).
“But on the other hand, if the asthma is not well controlled, there is no treatment, the asthma frequently occurs, it will affect the severity of the disease and the susceptibility of the disease,” he continued.
People with asthma can seek protection in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting from avoiding triggers such as dust and certain foods, to routine treatment.
“The message is, asthma sufferers in the pandemic era must really manage their asthma properly so that they do not become more susceptible to suffering from COVID-19 and do not get severe COVID-19,” he added.
He added, asthma can occur in people who have never had asthma as a child. It could be because asthma appears ‘late’, or during childhood the asthma was not detected because it came and went.
“The myth is that it is only a disease of children, even though asthma can occur in adolescents, adults, and even asthma can occur in the elderly. Do not ever think of asthma as a disease of children. In fact, asthma can occur in obese people,” he said. Dr. Arto.
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