Doctors at the isolation hospitals revealed the application of health authorities in the country to a study of people living with Coronavirus, aimed at identifying the people most vulnerable to the virus «Covid-19», by including the answers of three questions related to the patient’s lifestyle in his medical file as part of recording the medical history To him, pointing out that this procedure applies to patients infected with the virus, to ensure that it is available to authorized researchers for research and development, and to support efforts to combat the pandemic.
The doctors explained that the questions regarding the lifestyle of an infected person, "Corona", focus on the extent of the patient following a healthy diet (the diet followed based on the criteria of a food protection program), and whether he exercises regularly (at least three times a week), in addition to Question about the presence of any chronic disease he has, and what it is, if the answer is "yes."
The Ministry of Health and Community Protection confirmed the difference in the incidence of the emerging coronavirus, and its effect on the body from one person to another, according to the difference in the immunity power of each body and the followed lifestyle, whether through eating healthy food, exercising, and avoiding smoking, etc., noting that most of the cases that catch the virus , Symptoms may not appear and may be simple, such as high temperature, coughing and pain in the throat, and some people may experience loss of sense of smell and taste for a temporary period.
She explained that the first period is the incubation period, in which the virus enters the cells of the body, such as the cells of the throat, trachea and lung, which is the time period between infection and the appearance of symptoms. At this point, the person does not get sick and may not develop any symptoms. The incubation period varies from person to person, but ranges between one to 14 days, with an average of five days.
The ministry continued that the stage that follows the incubation period is the incidence of minor illness, and it may be accompanied by some mild symptoms that can be treated with bed rest and a lot of fluids. The patient does not need hospital care during this period.
The ministry stressed that a very small percentage of people develop the infection with the virus into severe symptoms, as the previous symptoms at this stage turn into inflammation of the lung. It may cause shortness of breath and difficulty. At this stage, some people need medical intervention through a device to help breathe, especially cases that suffer from chronic diseases, or smokers or the elderly, and may develop into other complications.
Effects of the virus
The official spokesman for the health sector in the country, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, indicated that some studies have shown that the emerging corona virus leaves some effects and symptoms in the body of those who recover from it in the long term, noting that these patients constitute a very small group of people who enter into critical conditions, And in intensive care.
Al-Hosani added that the effects that the virus might have on the lungs and cause their fibrosis, as some of the recovered people suffer from poor lung function and the inability to carry out some of the activities that they were doing previously, such as difficulty walking long distances and shortness of breath.
She urged the recovered patients to perform some exercises to stimulate the cardiovascular system, such as swimming and sports in general, and adopting a healthy lifestyle, such as maintaining healthy food and refraining from smoking.
A very small percentage of people develop the disease into severe symptoms.