HEALTH EVALUATION ON COVID
Anyone who has used Covid should be aware of the increased risk of a deadly disease.
According to research, anyone who has taken Covid is at risk of developing several fatal heart conditions.
Millions have already been infected, and thanks to a massive vaccine rollout, the majority of Britons are also protected.
Chinese researchers discovered that anyone infected with the virus has an increased risk of fatal heart problems such as heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction.
Previous research has found that the bug increases the risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Within the first three weeks of infection, people are four times more likely to develop heart disease.
And, for up to 18 months after contracting Covid, infected people are 40% more likely to develop the silent killer than those who have never had the bug.
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Prof Ian C.K. Wong of Hong, the study’s lead researcher, said, “Patients with Covid-19 should be monitored for at least a year after recovering from the acute illness to diagnose cardiovascular complications of the infection, which form part of long Covid.”
According to the most recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey, more than two million people in the UK have symptoms of long Covid.
In addition, some patients report heart problems such as palpitations and changes in heart rate.
According to the study, those with Covid are also 81 times more likely to die within the first month of contracting the disease than those who do not have the disease.
For 18 months, the risk of death for infected people is five times that of non-infected people.
“Covid patients were more likely to develop numerous cardiovascular conditions than uninfected participants, which may have contributed to their higher risks of death,” Prof Ian added.
Researchers examined data on 7,500 people who caught Covid in the UK between March 2020 and November 2020, before the country was vaccinated and while lockdowns made care more difficult to access.
They compared the health outcomes of infected patients to the health outcomes of 75,000 people who never tested positive for the bug.
“Previous research suggests that Covid-19 vaccination may help prevent complications.”
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Prof Ian advocated for additional research to “investigate [the vaccine’s] effectiveness in reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease and death following Covid-19 infection.”
This comes as a new variant of the virus has begun to spread across the UK, accounting for nearly a quarter of cases in England, according to Sanger Institute data.
According to surveillance data, it is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant known as Orthrus or CH.1.1 that was first detected in November of last year.
Meanwhile, according to the Sanger data, another new offshoot of Omicron known as Kraken is now responsible for only 3.6% of infections in England.
The UK Health Security Agency, however, has not designated Orthrus or Kraken as variants of concern (UKHSA).
While these variants are not yet dominant, experts report that those infected with the Kraken strain in the United States have experienced cold and flu-like symptoms.
Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, stated at a press conference: “More and more people are experiencing cold-like symptoms.
“However, they are less likely to suffer from flu-like symptoms, such as high fevers.”
According to the NHS, typical cold symptoms include a runny nose, sore throat, cough, and congestion.
As part of its “Do the Double” campaign, The Sun has urged Brits to protect themselves against both Covid and the flu.
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The Omicron strain has already been found to be milder than previous strains.
However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said XBB.1.5 is “the most transmissible sub-variant which has been detected yet”.
The new version of the bug has acquired additional mutations that make it better at evading immunity and thus “more infectious,” according to Prof Francois Balloux of the UCL Genetics Institute.
He went on to say: “It is widely expected to increase in frequency globally and to cause a sizable proportion of cases shortly.
As a result, case numbers in the UK may rise in the coming weeks.”
Prof Jonathan Ball, a virologist at the University of Nottingham, however, stated that there is “no evidence it’s more dangerous” than current strains.
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