For most people, an infection with the Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 lightly. You get cough and fever.
But who belongs to the so-called risk groups, ill more likely to be difficult to Covid-19.
According to the latest data cooking desRobert-Institute (RKI) lost 18% of proven infections so severe that the Affected come to a hospital.
High risk for older people
It is known that the risk for a serious Covid-19-the course rises from the age of about 50 to 60 years, significantly. Almost nine out of ten with Covid-19 deceased patients (86 percent) were, according to the RKI 70 years of age or older.
Due to the less well reactive immune system, elderly people can become ill after infection, is particularly difficult.
The Central Institute of ambulatory health care (Zi) assesses patients aged 80 years and with at least one risk disease, and patients aged 60 to 79 years with at least three risk diseases as “high risk”.
Risk of Vorerkrankten
Also, many Lung patients are at risk, especially those with the chronic lung disease COPD: “From the available data, there is evidence that patients with COPD have a higher risk for severe Covid-19-gradients”, says the spokesperson of the German lung day, Marek Lommatzsch.
Also, cigarette Smoking as a risk factor is traded – even if the data situation is still “thin”, such as the German society for pneumology writes.
Well has treated Asthma patients have histories Lommatzsch, according to in contrast, no increased risk for heavy Covid-19 -.
Patients with pre-existing heart are clearly at risk for a serious Covid-19-the course arranged, just as overweight people or in people with high blood pressure.
In the case of Diabetes, it depends on the circumstances.
Instead of Diabetes patients to be classified as a global risk group, the Committee of the tübingen Professor Baptist Gallwitz to differentiate according to age and pre-existing conditions.
Important note: The information in this article contains only General information. For the diagnosis of a health problem we recommend visiting by trained and recognised Physicians.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), editor-in-FIT FOR FUN
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