On August 11, 65, Dr. Teera Worathanarat, Lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted on Facebook page Thira Woratanarat stated that …
Yesterday around the world, 701,641 more people died, 1,670 more deaths, bringing the total to 591,852,043 people and 6,443,974 deaths.
The top five with the most infections were Japan, South Korea, the United States, Italy and Australia.
Yesterday, the number of new infections had countries from Europe and Asia occupy seven of the top 10 and 15 of the world’s top 20.
The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together they accounted for 82.45 percent of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 64.07%.
…The epidemic situation of Thailand
From the Worldometer data this morning, it was found that
Number of deaths yesterday The 11th highest in the world and 4th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the number of reports is greatly reduced.
…Update important knowledge about Long COVID
A research team from the Yale School of Medicine, led by Prof.Iwasaki, published the results of a pivotal study on Long COVID in medRxiv yesterday August 10, 2022.
if we can remember Past knowledge suggests that there are patients who are infected with COVID-19. many around the world who suffer from long-standing chronic abnormalities Long COVID occurs in a variety of systems in the body. Affects both physical, mental/emotional performance
And there have been many studies pointing to the hypothesis that explains the cause of Long COVID that may be caused by cells of various organs. that is destroyed by infection (tissue damage from infection), imbalance of pathogens in the body leading to abnormal functioning of various systems (Dysbiosis), causing self-immunity (Autoantibodies), and persistent infection
Latest research by Yale University team, USA A detailed study was conducted to compare healthy people (HC), people with a history of COVID-19 infection (CC), and people with long-term COVID-19 (LC).
The key findings were
One, the characteristics of antibody immunity and cellular immunity that occur It indicates that people with long-term COVID-19 have abnormal immune traits. It tends to be caused by the chronic stimulation of infection or fragments of the infection.
These findings point to persistent infection, or the presence of fragments of bacteria or genetic material that persist in the body.
Two of the Long COVID patients had autoantibodies. not different from other groups
These findings suggest that the hypothesis of Autoantibodies may weigh less
Third, the Long COVID patient group had immune levels suggesting that the activation process had occurred. Reactivation of herpesvirus groups such as Epstein-Barr virus and Varicella Zoster virus.
and lastly, very important
Fourth, the Long COVID patients had lower blood levels of the hormone Cortisol than the other groups. significantly
With this low level of the hormone cortisol, the researchers believe it can be useful in the diagnosis of long COVID because of its high predictive power.
However, the use of clinical diagnosis Other diseases need to be taken into account. that the patient may have And affect the condition of the hormone depletion as well.
There are currently research studies around the world that are doing their best. So that we can understand the nature of Long COVID, determine the cause or mechanism that explains the occurrence of this disorder. and lead to a diagnosis and plan for specific care There must be a regular follow-up update.
…with knowledge until now makes us realize that COVID-19 infection That doesn’t end with just chilling and recovering, but getting sick and dying. and the important thing is risk of long-term abnormalities
Long COVID is real and proven to cause malfunctions in many body systems.
Preventing infection is best.
The epidemic situation in Thailand still has many infections spreading every day. The daily reported numbers are lower than the actual infection situation because they only report the number of patients who need to be hospitalized.
Wearing a mask correctly and consistently is essential…
refer
1. The immunology and immunopathology of COVID-19. Science. 10 March 2022.
2. Distinguishing features of Long COVID identified through immune profiling. medRxiv. 10 August 2022.
Thank you for information on Facebook page Thira Woratanarat