The effects of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) on the body have been revealed through various studies. According to data reported in ‘Nature Medicine’ in 2020, Corona 19 directly damages organs and causes blood clots, adversely affecting various organs such as the heart, kidneys and brain. It can also directly attack the nerves and cause problems.
However, recently, research results have been published that organ damage caused by a COVID-19 infection can last for a long time. The research team led by Professor Amitava Banerjee from the University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Informatics, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine on the 14th (local time), will.
Even if the symptoms are mild, a study has published that organ damage caused by a COVID-19 infection can last for a year｜Source: Clip Art Korea
Corona 19 damages organs even if the symptoms are mild
The research team conducted a study on 536 patients with chronic Corona 19 syndrome (Long Covid) to determine how long organ damage lasts after being infected with Corona 19. Participants were checked periodically about organ damage by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
As a result of the study, it was confirmed that organs were damaged in 62% of the participants six months after the confirmation of COVID-19. Twenty-nine percent of the participants showed persistent decline in multiple organ function after 12 months. The organs with confirmed damage were the liver (29%), the heart (19%), the kidneys (15%), the pancreas (20%), the lungs (2%), and the spleen (8 %).
The researchers said, “Through this study, we confirmed that 3 out of 5 patients with prolonged Covid have problems with at least one organ, and 1 out of 4 people have problems with two or more organs.” “It has been confirmed that organ damage caused by the virus can last for more than a year even in people who have suffered mildly from COVID-19,” he said, stressing the importance of preventing and controlling the infection of COVID-19.
Corona 19 affects all parts of the body… to prevent?
As revealed through various studies, Corona 19 can adversely affect not only the bronchi but also the whole body. Therefore, attention and effort should be given to prevent the infection of COVID-19. The best way to prevent infection with COVID-19 is to practice good personal hygiene. △ Wearing a mask △ Washing hands △ Ventilation should reduce the risk of infection.
Health authorities emphasize vaccination, saying that vaccination not only reduces the likelihood of infection, but also reduces the risk of serious sequelae. In fact, looking at the ‘interim results of the Corona 19 sequelae experience survey’ published by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among those aged 19 and older, the rate of experiencing symptoms for more than 4 weeks depends or not. that they had been vaccinated against Corona 19 (30.0%) compared to unvaccinated people (44.8%) It was low.
One of the preventative methods that has recently attracted attention is the addition of ‘Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA)’. According to a study published in the international journal SCI Nature in December 2022 by researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, UDCA prevents infection by closing the door of the ‘ACE2’ receptor, which can be said to be the entry route for Corona 19 .block it This is a way of acting on human cells, not the virus itself, and the research team expects that UDCA will also be effective against mutant viruses. UDCA, which is well known as a key component of liver medicine, is prescribed for various diseases such as △improving liver function in chronic liver disease △biliary tract disease due to bile insufficiency △primary biliary cirrhosis.
