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6 in 10 People Continue to Suffer A Year After Covid Infection: Study

Six in 10 people with SARS-CoV-2 still have at least one symptom of long Covid a year later, with fatigue, shortness of breath and irritability being the most common, a new study has shown. The study, being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Portugal, found that Covid-19 symptoms that don't clear up after 15 weeks are likely to last at least a year. An estimated 25-40 per cent of people with Covid-19 develop long Covid, persisting symptoms that can affect multiple organs and include mental health problems. Most of the data to date, however, is based on patients who were hospitalised with Covid-19 and it isn't clear how it applies to Covid-19 cases more generally. To find out more, Aurelie Fischer and colleagues at the Luxembourg Institute of Health in Luxembourg, surveyed almost 300 people a year after they were diagnosed with Covid. The 289 participants (50.2 per cent women) had an average age of 40.2 years and were divided in three groups, based on the severity of their initial infection: asymptomatic, mild and moderate/severe Covid-19. They were asked to fill in a detailed questionnaire about whether they were experiencing 64 common long Covid-related symptoms. A third (34.3 per cent) were experiencing fatigue a year on, 12.9 per cent said respiratory symptoms were affecting their quality of life and more than half (54.2 per cent) had ongoing sleep problems. Participants who had moderate/severe Covid-19 were twice as likely to still have at least one symptom a year on than those whose initial infection was asymptomatic. Having had moderate/severe Covid-19 was also associated with more sleep problems after a year than being asymptomatic (63.8 per cent vs. 38.6 per cent). "Participants with a mild form of the acute illness were more likely than those who'd been asymptomatic to have at least one symptom at one year, and to have sleep problems, but to a lesser extent than those with a moderate or severe acute illness," Fischer said. One in seven participants (14.2 per cent) said they could not envisage coping with their symptoms long-term. Further, the analysis also revealed that some groups of symptoms tend to occur together, suggesting that there are multiple different types of long Covid. Read More► Covid Not Only Infects Human Retina, But Can Also Replicate in It
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ओमिक्रोन से पीड़ित बच्चों में पोस्ट कोविड सिंड्रोम नहीं देखा गया: शोध

मॉस्को- कोरोना के नए वेरिएंट ओमिक्रोन से पीड़ित बच्चों में इसके बाद कोई गंभीर लक्षण देखने को नहीं मिला है। एक शोध में यह बात उभर कर सामने आई है। इस शोध में कहा गया है कि ओमिक्रोन का बच्चों पर हल्का असर रहा है लेकिन इसने काफी बच्चों को अपनी चपेट में लिया था। रूसी सैनिटरी निगरानी संस्थान गेब्रीचेव्स्की इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ एपिडेमियोलॉजी एंड माइक्रोबायोलॉजी की वैज्ञानिक तात्याना रुजेंत्सोवा ने समाचार एजेंसी तास को बताया हमारे पास हालांकि,अभी तक केवल प्रारंभिक डेटा है। वर्तमान में बच्चों में जटिलताओं की आवृत्ति का अनुमान लगाना असंभव है। लेकिन अधिकांश बच्चों में ओमिक्रॉन से संक्रमित होने के बाद कोई गंभीर दुष्परिणाम नहीं देखा गया है। रुजेंत्सोवा के अनुसार, कुछ युवा रोगियों में अभी भी थकान, सिरदर्द और तापमान में मामूली वृद्धि देखी गई है। उन्होंने कहा, ऐसे बच्चों को आम तौर पर एक स्थानीय बाल रोग विशेषज्ञ की देखरेख में होना चाहिए और यदि आवश्यक हो तो उनकी अतिरिक्त जांच भी करनी चाहिए। उन्होंने पहले कहा था कि ओमिक्रोन वैरिएंट डेल्टा स्ट्रेन की तुलना में हल्के पोस्ट-कोविड सिंड्रोम का कारण बनता है। केस वेस्टर्न रिजर्व यूनिवर्सिटी के एक अध्ययन ने 80,000 बच्चों के स्वास्थ्य रिकॉर्ड की जांच कर पाया कि ओमिक्रोन संक्रमण से पीड़ित बच्चों की अस्पताल में भर्ती होने की दर एक प्रतिशत थी जबकि डेल्टा के साथ यह तीन प्रतिशत से अधिक रही थी । लेकिन फिर भी बहुत अधिक संक्रमित बच्चों के साथ, वह एक प्रतिशत बड़ी वास्तविक संख्या में बदल जाता है। समाचार पत्र गार्जियन ने एक रिपोर्ट में कहा है कि बच्चों में लंबे समय तक कोविड का निदान करना काफी कम देखा गया है लेकिन अमेरिका में कुछ बच्चों ने अपने प्रारंभिक संक्रमण के लंबे समय बाद सिरदर्द, पेट दर्द और चक्कर आना, थकान, मनोदशा में बदलाव के लक्षणों की बात कही थी। जनवरी में यूरोपियन जर्नल ऑफ पीडियाट्रिक्स में ऑनलाइन प्रकाशित डेनमार्क के एक अध्ययन में 0 से 17 वर्ष की आयु के लगभग 30,000 बच्चो को शामिल किया गया था। इनमें से लगभग आधे बच्चों की रिपोर्ट पहले कोविड पॉजिटिव थी। छह से 17 वर्ष की आयु के 0.8 प्रतिशत से अधिक कोविड-पॉजिटिव बच्चों ने चार सप्ताह से अधिक समय तक चलने वाले लक्षणों के बारे में जानकारी दी थी। इटली की एक अन्य रिपोर्ट से पता चला है कि कोविड संक्रमित 129 बच्चों में से लगभग 43 प्रतिशत ने अपने प्रारंभिक संक्रमण के 60 दिनों के बाद कम से कम एक लक्षण का अनुभव किया था। (एजेंसी) यह भी पढ़े► विटामिन डी की कमी कोविड संक्रमण को कर सकती है और गंभीर - अध्ययन
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स्लीप एपनिया सिंड्रोम से भारत

लखनऊ | 'डेंटल स्लीप मेडिसिन' पर एक सम्मेलन के अनुसार भारत में करीब 40 लाख लोग, खासकर बुजुर्ग और मोटे लोग ऑब्सट्रक्टिव स्लीप एपनिया (ओएसए) सिंड्रोम से पीड़ित हैं। सोमवार को यहां आयोजित सम्मेलन में विशेषज्ञों ने कहा कि अगर कोई व्यक्ति सांस लेने में तकलीफ के कारण रात में कई बार जागता है और पूरे दिन सिरदर्द और थकान के साथ सुबह शुष्क मुंह का अनुभव करता है, तो यह ओएसए के कारण हो सकता है। श्वसन चिकित्सा में, ओएसए का आमतौर पर निरंतर पॉजिटिव वायुमार्ग दबाव मशीनों के साथ इलाज किया जाता है, लेकिन दंत चिकित्सा भी आसान प्रबंधन प्रदान करती है। सरस्वती डेंटल कॉलेज के डीन और सम्मेलन के आयोजक प्रोफेसर अरविंद त्रिपाठी ने कहा, "मोटापा, जीवन शैली का तनाव और दांतों का पूरा गिरना ऊपरी वायुमार्ग में संपीड़न का कारण बन सकता है। यह सांस लेने पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालता है। अगर ऐसी स्थिति लंबे समय तक बनी रहती है और अनुपचारित छोड़ दी जाती है, तो यह शरीर की ऑक्सीजन की आवश्यकता को प्रभावित करती है और हृदय और श्वसन संबंधी समस्याएं पैदा कर सकती है।" दंत चिकित्सा में, विशेषज्ञों ने कहा, इस स्थिति का इलाज मैंडिबुलर उन्नति उपकरण के साथ किया जा सकता है, एक मौखिक उपकरण जो अस्थायी रूप से जबड़े और जीभ को आगे बढ़ाता है, गले के कसने को कम करता है और वायुमार्ग की जगह को बढ़ाता है। विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के लखनऊ कार्यालय के डॉ अंकुर ने कहा, "लगभग 80 प्रतिशत रोगियों को नहीं पता कि वे ओएसए से पीड़ित हैं और यह घातक हो सकता है, इसलिए लोगों को इसके बारे में बुनियादी जानकारी होनी चाहिए।" यह भी पढ़े► कैंसर और हार्ट अटैक से ज्यादा खतरनाक हो जाएगा सेप्सिस: शोध
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Blood clotting may be behind long Covid syndrome: Study

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Patients with Long Covid syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue, finds a research. While the dangerous clotting has been observed in patients with severe acute Covid-19, far less is known about Long Covid syndrome, where symptoms can last weeks to months after the initial infection has resolved and is estimated to affect millions of people worldwide. Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Ireland, examined 50 patients with symptoms of Long Covid syndrome to better understand if abnormal blood clotting is involved. They discovered that clotting markers were significantly elevated in the blood of patients with Long Covid syndrome compared with healthy controls. These clotting markers were higher in patients who required hospitalisation with their initial Covid-19 infection, but they also found that even those who were able to manage their illness at home still had persistently high clotting markers. In the study, published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the team observed that higher clotting was directly related to other symptoms of Long Covid syndrome, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue. Even though markers of inflammation had all returned to normal levels, this increased clotting potential was still present in the Long Covid patients. "Because clotting markers were elevated while inflammation markers had returned to normal, our results suggest that the clotting system may be involved in the root cause of Long Covid syndrome," said lead author Dr Helen Fogarty, doctoral student at the Irish Centre for Vascular Biology in the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. In a separate study, a team from the University of Cambridge, in the UK, found that small protein molecules called cytokines could have a link to the Long Covid condition, the Daily Mail reported. Cytokines, which are produced by the body in response to infections, are often found to be lingering in a person's body for months after infection. They developed a simple new blood test that may determine whether or not Covid-19 survivors will experience long-term symptoms. --IANS rvt/dpb
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Heat, humidity make Bihar's Muzaffarpur susceptible to AES outbreak

Muzaffarpur, July 17 (IANS) With no respite from the sweltering heat and humidity in Bihar, there has been a spurt in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in children in Muzaffarpur and surrounding areas. As per the data released by Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, 41 children with symptoms of AES were admitted from Muzaffarpur and the adjoining districts, of which 33 children were confirmed to be suffering from AES. Head of the Department of Paediatrics at SKMCH, GS Sahni, on Saturday said four children are undergoing treatment in the infant ward, in which AES has been confirmed in three children while one other patient is suspected to be suffering from this disease. Till Friday this year, 41 children have been admitted to SKMCH from Muzaffarpur and surrounding areas reported to be suffering from this disease. As many as nine children have died. The intensifying heat and humidity makes Muzaffarpur and the surrounding areas susceptible to AES outbreak in children. Every year a large number of children die of this disease. The worst AES outbreak has been reported in various villages of Minapur, Kanti, Musahari and Paroo blocks of Muzaffarpur district. For the treatment of AES, a special hospital ward has been set up by the health department in Muzaffarpur. From time to time, awareness campaigns have also been carried out in rural areas by the district administration and the health department but till date they have failed in eradicating this disease. However, a lesser number of patients suffering from this disease have been reported this year.  
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B'luru hospital saves life of

Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman from Kabul, who was suffering from short bowel syndrome with an inherited condition of blood clotting, has been given a new lease of life by the doctors at the Fortis Hospital on Bannerghatta Road here.The patient had undergone removal of small intestine for gangrene in Kabul while she was pregnant five months back. However, the doctors there were not confident about the line of treatment to be adopted as small bowel transplant was not available there and thus there was minimal hope for her survival.As a result of removal of intestine, she was dependent on TPN (total parenteral nutrition) for her nutrition and survival, because of which the patient's condition started deteriorating. She was airlifted from Kabul for immediate treatment at Fortis Bengaluru.The doctors found that the patient had developed short bowel syndrome, which typically occurs in people who have no intestine to absorb fluid. The condition leads to poor absorption of nutrients causing weakness and leading to other co-morbidities in the longer run. The only alternative to cure the condition was a small bowel transplant.The second wave of Covid delayed the allocation procedure by almost three months. By then, she developed multiple episodes of infection in the blood as she was dependent on injections and saline throughout day and night. The infections were treated with antibiotics."Amidst Covid-19 lockdown, it was difficult to find a suitable donor, therefore we had put the patient on waiting list for almost three months. We took all the efforts and ensured to keep her safe by following all Covid safety protocols. After three months, we received a donor (brain dead donor) for her, the transplant was performed immediately after the availability of the organ," said Mahesh Gopasetty, Senior Consultant, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver Transplant Surgery, Fortis, in a statement.The patient had a tendency to form blood clots and this risk was highest after transplant surgery. The doctors administered her blood thinners to prevent clots, which resulted in bleeding and another surgery.The transplant turned out to be successful, now she is able to consume food and drink normally, the doctors said."My family is thankful to the doctors for giving a second life to my wife. I am grateful to the donor and Gopasetty for being so kind, supportive and performing the transplant successfully," said Gulam, the husband of the patient.--IANSrvt/arm