Doctor: COVID-19 Is Still Dangerous Even Though The Patient Has No Comorbidities

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JAKARTA - Ronald Irwanto, Internal Medicine Specialist Consultant for Tropical and Infectious Diseases from the University of Indonesia, said that the corona virus is not only dangerous for patients with comorbidities, but for all groups. Comorbidities are comorbidities or congenital diseases other than the main disease being suffered. In the case of COVID-19, some of the comorbidities that need to be watched out for are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, respiratory disorders, nervous disorders, endocrine disorders and liver disease. complications in any COVID-19 infection. However, the high risk that patients face when infected with the corona virus is not only faced by people with comorbidities. "said Dr. Ronald was quoted as saying on Wednesday, February 23. Ronald explained that there were several factors that caused the infection caused by COVID-19 to get worse, such as the high number of viruses and high receptors or attachment sites for the virus. "There are other things that worsen the patient's condition, such as high virus loading, both receptors are high or the attachment site is high. There is a lot of virus loading, high adhesion, it has the potential to make conditions worse even for people who don't have comorbidities," he explained. Therefore, Ronald asked the public not to underestimate the mild symptoms of COVID-19. Because in some cases, there are viruses that have disappeared or died but the infection lasts a long time in the human body.

Meanwhile, dr. Ronald said that it was very possible that someone could be exposed to the corona virus repeatedly. Like other infections, COVID-19 can also attack someone who has been positive. "The name is infection can be caught many times. Whatever the possibility, keep the health protocols. There is no other strategy, stay disciplined with health protocols and vaccinations," said Ronald .