On March 7, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Thira Worathanarat, M.D., Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Post a message via Facebook Thira Woratanarat stating that…
Yesterday, around the world, there were 43,912 more infections, 285 more deaths, a total of 680,728,173 people, and a total of 6,805,552 deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Russia, Taiwan, Romania, South Korea and Japan.
Yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied six of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 84.6 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 90.52 percent.
…continuous warnings to be aware of post-infectious problems
The US CDC issued a Long COVID warning yesterday urging people to be vigilant about the problems that can arise after infection.
Each infection increases the risk of illness, serious illness, and death, both when infected. or may result in various diseases Existing can be aggravated.
There is also a risk of long-term symptoms or Long COVID that leads to disability. diminish the quality of life and there are various expenses that follow
medical knowledge to date point out that COVID-19 infection It will lead to the risk of problems in various systems of the body, such as abnormalities of the heart and blood vessels, brain, blood clotting problems, and small blood clots. Including diabetes, etc. (Picture 2-3)
Risk factors that increase the likelihood of Long COVID are female, old age, having underlying disease. as well as a group of people with economic problems and not being vaccinated
The best way to prevent Long COVID is protection against infection or not to be re-infected
complete vaccination booster will reduce the risk of Long COVID by 19-40%
While the drug Currently, research suggests that certain drugs such as Ensitrelvir and Metformin can also reduce the risk of Long COVID. However, access to drugs such as Ensitrelvir remains a challenge.
Health consciousness is essential. live a conscious life always protect yourself
avoid risky behavior risky place
Improve ventilation for both work, study, eating, drinking, traveling
put on the mask correctly It will greatly reduce the risk of both COVID-19 and PM2.5.
refer
1. US CDC. 6 March 2023.
2. JCI Insight. 1 June 2021.
3. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 13 January 2023.
4. Health Affairs. March 2023.
5. SSRN. 6 March 2023.