Dr. Fauci says Covid 'can be serious among young people
"It's not just seniors and people with underlying conditions," said Fauci.
Once the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, researchers quickly realized that age and pre-existing conditions played a tremendous role in the severity of infections. Initially, some even speculated that children were almost immunized. However, in the months we realized that children are infected with the virus, and in some cases it can be serious. However, the president of Monday night, Donald Trump, claimed that Covid "assigns almost" no one under 18 years old. But according toDr. Anthony Fauci, the main expert on the infectious disease of the nation, this is not the case. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
"It can be serious for young people"
"This affects the elderly, the elderly with heart problems and other problems. That's what it really affects. In some states, thousands of people - young person under the age of 18, as, nobody . They have a strong immune system. They have a strong immune system, who knows? Take your hat to young people because they have a hell of an immune system. But it does not affect anyone. It's an incredible thing " , Trump said at a rally in Ohio on Monday night.
"It's not just seniors and people with underlying conditions," said Façi said that Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked questions about the latest Trump claims during theCNN citizenEvent Tuesday. "It can be serious among young people."
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Young people can have symptoms that last months
Although "it's a lot, much less" of a problem than in other groups, it emphasizes that there are a lot of young people with underlying conditions. "The thing we need to remember, Sanjay, that there are a number of people in our substantial proportion society that underlie the underlying conditions. If you look at both groups that risk serious conditions. - the elderly and people at any age. With underlying conditions - emphasizing any age, "he said.
"So, if you are a younger person - you know, twenty years, thirty, quarantine, fifty, and you have diabetes, obesity, hypertension, heart disease - you are in the category of Risks for a serious illness, "he continued.
And, despite what many people would suppose, many young people fall into the high-risk category. He explains that a "superb" number of Americans is high-risk - "25, 30% of the population can fall into this issue."
"People who have other underlying conditions are a substantial proportion of the population," he reiterated. "So do not just think that the elderly are the problem. There are many young people who have underlying conditions that endanger them." Previously, Fauci also warned that Covid-19 can cause something like chronic fatigue syndrome in young and old patients, and last months (or eventually never end). Some described this syndrome - which comes with pain, pain, fatigue and a feeling of fear - like a "death of walking".
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