Attacking Young Adult Patients, Stress Can Trigger Increased Risk Of Firepox

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JAKARTA - Stress is one of the factors that triggers smallpox, especially in young adult patients. This was conveyed by a specialist in dermatology and veneology, graduated from Sebelas Maret University (UNS) dr. Frieda, Sp.DVE.

"The most frequent risk factor for smallpox, especially in young adults, is stress, where the risk will increase by around 47 percent," Frieda said as quoted by ANTARA.

Stress can increase levels of catekolamin or cortisol hormones in the body, which in turn will lower the immune system. High levels of cortisol and katekolamin hormones will increase the risk of reactivation of the smallpox virus.

"Indeed, the stress factor is usually the most common found, which is the trigger factor for smallpox patients, especially those who are teenagers to young adults. Usually this (patients) who work mostly and usually have a diet are usually late," said Frieda explained.

Frieda, who practices at the Mayapada Hospital in Bogor, found that many smallpox patients or shot up zosters in easy adults, in the range of 20 - 30 years. In addition, there are also several groups that are more susceptible to being infected with smallpox oroccurrency, such as if people with a history of smallpox in the family, where the risk is 2.4 times higher.

Elderly patients with comorbid diseases, in general diabetes, also risk about 40 percent of smallpox. Frieda explains the risk factor of smallpox triggered by uncontrolled diabetes with relatively high blood sugar levels or hyperglycemia, which will reduce the cellular immune response in the body.

"The cellular immune response in our dropping body, he will accelerate the reactivation of the firepox virus. This is one of the triggering factors, especially if the diabetes is out of control," he said.

The factor in increasing the risk of smallpox or shotout zoster also comes from cardiovascular disease or heart disease, which increases the risk by about 34 percent and autoimmune disease with a risk of increasing 1 to 2 times more.

Patients with HIV/AIDS risk an increase of 3.2 times higher with smallpox, while in respiratory patients, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PPOK) the risk increases by 30 percent.

pox is a disease caused by infection with the varicellazoster virus, the same virus as the cause of chickenpox.

Symptoms of smallpox usually arise in the form of rashes or bintiles containing fluids centered on one side of the body. Bintil or rash is not only scattered throughout the body.

In addition to rashes, smallpox also often causes fever or pain.