Cold, air pollution and reagents in Russian cities can increase the consequences of the coronavirus disease, otolaryngologists said on Saturday, February 26, in an interview with URA.RU.
“Chronic diseases after the coronavirus can definitely be, definitely are, and definitely will be. If we talk about the Russians, then the story is complicated by the fact that we have a bad climate compared to the southern countries, continents, and for us cold loads are a whole test during the cold season, ”explained doctor of the highest category, candidate of medical sciences Vladimir Zaitsev.
His opinion is shared by otolaryngologist Ivan Leskov. He added that in megacities, the effects of COVID-19 are exacerbated by polluted air.
“The point is that Moscow has a large amount of exhaust gases. One of the components of exhaust gases is nitrogen monoxide. Very unstable connection. It exists after being formed in the air for less than a minute, then a second oxygen atom joins and becomes more or less like something. But in the form of monoxide, that is, a nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom, this substance is very active, and in humans it dilates blood vessels, ”he said.
Leskov added about the danger of anti-icing reagents, which cause unpleasant reactions similar to allergic ones.
After a collision with a coronavirus, the body will have to recover for more than two years, virologist and infectious disease specialist Nikolai Malyshev said on February 24. And his colleague, immunologist and candidate of medical sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov named the factors that affect the state of immunity after the coronavirus.
In November 2021, Candidate of Medical Sciences, dermatovenereologist Irina Skorogudayeva spoke about an unusual post-covid syndrome. It occurs infrequently and appears on the legs.
In the Russian Federation, a large-scale vaccination campaign is underway. Citizens are vaccinated for free. Six vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, which became the first vaccine against COVID-19 in the Russian Federation and the world, as well as Sputnik Light, Sputnik M, EpiVacCorona, EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVac .
All up-to-date information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the sites stopcoronavirus.rf and access to everyone.rf, as well as on the hashtag #WeTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.