When it comes to coronavirus, who is the most vulnerable? WebMD spoke to one epidemiologist:
are also at a higher risk for severe disease and death, says Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She compared COVID-19 to viral pneumonias, which tend to have a worse effect on people who already have a weakened immune system.Pregnant women do not seem to be impacted by this infection, though only a few have been carefully tracked so far.
Health care workers are likely to be particularly vulnerable, according to Mina, either because they did not realize the person they treated was infectious, did not wear protective gear perfectly with every one of the dozens of patients they treated, or because they were exposed when they thought they were safe, such as in dormitories where they slept. Being run-down from the fight didn't help, he says.
“Also, to be sure you’re in good shape to withstand an infection is even more important now,” she says. “We know that people who are generally healthier -- not smoking, getting their vaccines, etc. -- the boring preventive health stuff -- those are the people who do best when they go to the hospital for surgery; they recover the quickest from surgery.”
Mina says he agrees with the U.S. CDC that the COVID-19 virus is likely to hit this country more heavily than it has, and spread through the community.
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