Coronavirus : How the virus affects the body
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 22, 2020 17:27 IST2020-04-22T17:26:06+5:302020-04-22T17:27:46+5:30
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The novel coronavirus has created an atmosphere of fear around the world. This is because the number of deaths due to corona is increasing day by day. Today we will tell you how the virus affects the other body parts apart from lungs.
Infection with the coronavirus causes the body's respiratory system to become inactive. How it affects other internal organs. A research has been published in The Lancet.
The researchers claim that the virus affects organs by completely damaging blood vessels and blood cells in the body. The coronavirus attacks the blood vessels after the lungs.
Infection with this virus is more deadly than pneumonia. This is because the virus can invade the endothelium, which is the protective shell of the cell. It lowers the immune system.
After that the blood supply to various organs in the body is not smooth. The blood supply is slow. As a result, kidney and intestinal problems increase.
People suffering from hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are more likely to transmit the disease faster. This is because the virus weakens the lining of the endothelium cells.
Health expert Ruchitska said that there have seen three such cases so far. In which coronary artery blood vessels were completely filled with this virus. This had a negative effect on the organs of the body.
The 3-year-old patient had a problem with hypertension. The man died a few days later.
In India, too, lockdown has been done to protect people from the coronavirus. According to experts, breaking the chain of the virus can reduce the risk of infection.
For most patients, COVID-19 begins and ends in their lungs, because like the flu, coronaviruses are respiratory diseases.
