Assoc.Prof.Dr. Teera Worathanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Post a message about the Covid situation via Facebook Thira Woratanarat with the following content…
17 June 2022…
Yesterday around the world, 504,270 more people were infected with 1,011 more deaths, bringing the total to 542,937,367 people and 6,337,534 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Germany, Taiwan, France, Italy and Brazil.
Yesterday, the number of new infections was six of the top 10 countries from Europe and Asia and 14 of the top 20 in the world.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe together accounted for 73.83 percent of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 55.88%.
…the epidemic situation of Thailand
From the Worldometer data this morning, it was found that
Number of deaths yesterday The 14th highest in the world and the 3rd in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the reported number is greatly reduced.
…update knowledge of Long COVID
1. Small blood clots clot. long-term viral infection and abnormal immune system These are the three main reasons explaining Long COVID.
The June 16, 2022 issue of the world-class scientific journal Science presents a summary of the three main theories explaining the current long-term development of long-term COVID-19: thrombosis in various systems. of the body after infection (Tiny blood clots), persistence of the virus or viral fragments in cells in organs of the body (Viral persistence), and Haywire immune system
2. Only 1/3 of long-COVID patients with neurological symptoms recover in 6 months.
Shanley JE and faculty from the University of California, San Diego, USA. Presented the results of a follow-up study of 56 Long COVID patients with neurological symptoms who were monitored from October 2020 to October 2021.
In essence, only 33.3% recovered in 6 months.
… more and more medical knowledge Point out that the Long COVID problem is very important. and affect the quality of life life performance, self-care and work, including the burden of maintenance and rehabilitation expenses both for patients, their families, and the country
reiterated that in the current situation The official figures reported do not fully reflect the actual infection situation. Lifestyle risks are high. Wearing a mask is the most important weapon to protect yourself.
Use the mask as the 33rd organ of the body to become familiar with a new way of life. will help reduce the risk And there is a chance to support us to survive until we pass the epidemic situation around the world together.
refer
1. Couzin-Frankel J. Clues to Long COVID. Science. 16 June 2022.
2. Shanley JE et al. Longitudinal evaluation of neurologic-post acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 15 June 2022.