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The world wakes up news that the President of the United States and the first lady have been tested positive for COVID-19. With the global pandemic associated with the apparently endless SARS-COV-2 virus, the world has become accustomed to famous people struck with the virus. He certainly adds levels of complexity for the country as the President has to tackle.

The news that the president is Covid-19 positive certainly reaffirms the reality that viruses infect indiscriminately. As an emergency doctor, I discussed the risks associated with people with COVID-19 with my patients on a daily basis. Although, it is said "good", here are the aspects of the health of the president who could be risks and possibly benefits. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

At age 74, the president is eight times more likely to be hospitalized for Covid-19 than someone aged about 18 to 30 years old. It is a difficult risk factor to counter. Unlike many risk factors for illness and bad results, age is a fixed risk factor. Regardless of its risk factors, its age is also associated with a much higher risk of succumbing to the virus than those of a much younger person.

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The use of the body mass index or IMC, the president is characterized as obese. This is an independent risk factor for negative results with COVID-19. It is associated with a probability three times greater hospitalization of COVID-19. Like the president, to minimize your risks associated with obesity, an exercise plan approved by a doctor would be strongly recommended.

This is a very debated risk factor for the president. His personal doctor does not count this as a risk, but others who analyzed this data report that the president has many signs of coronary disease. ("Like most men of his age, President Donald Trump has a common form of heart disease, relatively easy to handle if it increases the dose of its lower cholesterol drug and brings the necessary lifestyle changes", said CNNDr. Sanjay GuptaIn 2018.) If this is the case, it is a risk of a possible worst result of CIVID-19. This, in association with its high BMI, is associated with an increase of 4.5 times hospitalization.

Although the tracing of the contacts at the White House has not been completely released at that time, it is likely that the President has been exposed at the same time as his close adviser, or even by his close adviser herself. We know that the longer you are with a symptomatic individual, it can aggravate your results.

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The President does not have a history of asthma reported and has never smoked, which therefore reduces the probability of chronic pulmonary disease such as COPD. These diseases are associated with other results of respiratory viruses in general, such as COVID-19. This is an advantage for the President in terms of reduced impact of COVID-19.

Whether it is an acute kidney injury such as severe dehydration, or chronic injuries such as dialysis, the ability to mount an immune response to infection can be severely diminished. The kidneys actually help keep your immune system and if they are injured, the proteins that make up a large part of your immune system can spread in the urine. Since its recent physics, the renal function of the President is normal, thus improving its risk profile.

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As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and disseminating-Covid-19 in the first place: Get your influenza vaccine, wear afacial maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .