Your allergies can protect you from Covid-19
2 years, 4 months ago

Your allergies can protect you from Covid-19

Live Mint  

Scientists have established a range of risk factors for serious illnesses with Covid, like obesity, several underlying health conditions, and High body mass index. Some 300 million people suffer from allergic asthma, while food allergies affect around 250 million. A separate study showed that people with food allergies were 50% less likely to become infected with the coronavirus. This decreases susceptibility to infection and is considered the primary reason people with allergies appear to be at lower risk of catching coronavirus.

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Respiratory viruses are on the rise. Did COVID-19 make us more vulnerable to other illnesses?
1 year ago

Respiratory viruses are on the rise. Did COVID-19 make us more vulnerable to other illnesses?

Salon  

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Covid-19 worsens asthma in children, finds study
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 worsens asthma in children, finds study

India Today  

As cases of coronavirus rise again in several parts of the world including in India, a new study shows how SARS-CoV-2 worsens asthma in children. The study conducted among 62,000 children in the US with asthma revealed that infected children had significantly more asthma visits, hospitalisations, emergency inhaler use, and steroid treatments during the six months after their illness compared …

COVID-19 vaccines more protective than past infection, study shows
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccines more protective than past infection, study shows

LA Times  

A nursing student draws a COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe. A new study shows that vaccinations can offer better protection against COVID-19 than natural immunity from a prior infection. Unvaccinated people who had been infected months earlier were 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who didn’t have a prior infection, researchers concluded in a new …

Covid-19 and seasonal allergies: How to tell the difference, what precautions you should take
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 and seasonal allergies: How to tell the difference, what precautions you should take

India Today  

Having a cough, fever and body pain? However, with the change in season, there has also been a spurt in cases of common cold, seasonal allergies and other infectious diseases whose symptoms are similar to those of Covid-19. "Besides cough and fever, a seasonal allergy may be accompanied by sneezing, runny nose, itchy or watery eyes, stuffed nose and congestion …

All about respiratory allergies: 5 facts that you should know of
3 years, 11 months ago

All about respiratory allergies: 5 facts that you should know of

Hindustan Times  

How often have you found yourself sneezing incessantly, or blowing your nose hard? It also occurs when there is an increase in pollution, such as during Diwali.” Respiratory allergies are not to be taken lightly, as negligence can lead to asthma, bronchial allergies and other pulmonary disorders. Indoor pollutants can also make respiratory allergies worse Pollution is not just limited …

Asthma patients may be less likely to contract coronavirus, reveals study
4 years ago

Asthma patients may be less likely to contract coronavirus, reveals study

India Today  

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to grip millions across the world, the question about the susceptibility of the deadly virus still looms -- as to who is more likely to the contract the infection. Authors of the study, published on November 24 in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, said, "We observed lower Covid-19 susceptibility in patients with …

Covid-19: Asthma patients less likely to die from virus; new test tells who is still infectious
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Asthma patients less likely to die from virus; new test tells who is still infectious

India Today  

Covid-19 patients with asthma appear to have no higher risk of hospitalisation or need for mechanical breathing assistance compared to patients without asthma, a new study suggests. In a study, researchers at a Boston healthcare system studied 562 asthma patients with new coronavirus and 2,686 similarly-aged Covid-19 patients without asthma. The asthma patients were, however, 70 per cent less likely …

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