For almost three years since the end of 2019, Wuhan virus or Covid-19 rampaged across India before it was finally capped during which lakhs died. The actual figure of dead is still debated as the WHO placed its estimates at over 40 lakh deaths while the government of India placed the number at around 5 lakh deaths. Besides the immense loss of life and 4,50,28,565 infected; covid-19 has caused huge disruption of the economy when over 12 crore people lost their livelihood. Today, the long term impact of Covid-19 has raised alarms deaths due to comorbidity are being reported across India. This was highlighted in a study conducted during the first wave of the pandemic, and recently published in the PLOS Global Public Health journal. The study by Christian Medical College(CMC) Vellore revealed that Indians had more lung infection damage when compared with Europeans and Chinese. It noted that those who had suffered from Covid-19 gradually returned to normalcy, yet many others have to live with permanent lung damage. The study, which has become India\u2019s largest to investigate SARS-CoV-2\u2019s impact on lung infection, examined 207 individuals to arrive at the finding. The study which is the most sensitive lung function test namely gas transfer described as \u201cvery worrying\u201d when it was found that 44% were affected under the Diffusing capacity of the Lungs for Carbon monoxide(DLCO). Another 35% exhibited restrictive lung defect which affects ability of the lung to inflate with air while 8.3% had an obstructive lung defect that affects the ease with which air could move in and out of the lungs. The study conducted under the principal investigator of the study, Dr D J Christopher, professor, department of pulmonary medicine, CMC, Vellore indicated that in all aspects of tests, \u201cIndian patients fared worse.\u201d Additionally, more Indian subjects had comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension compared to Chinese and European subjects. Those who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing certain symptoms, may be having post COVID-19 condition or \u201clong COVID\u201d. According to WHO, the most common symptoms of post COVID-19 condition or long COVID, include shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, which people call brain fog, as well as fatigue. Those are the three most common. However, according to WHO there has been more than 200 symptoms that actually have been reported in patients. Some of the other symptoms that people may experience include things such as chest pain, such as trouble speaking, some have described anxiety or depression, muscle aches, fever, loss of smell, loss of taste. As a result of these effects, people who have had COVID-19 may be more likely to develop new health conditions such as diabetes, heart conditions, blood clots, or neurological conditions compared with people who have not had COVID-19. Since 2020, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading and changing globally. These changes have led to the detection of variants in many countries around the world. Development of more effective vaccines should be the solution to combat newer variants but by which time, many people would be faced with health complications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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