New York: Women are “significantly” more likely to suffer from long covid than men and will experience significantly different symptoms, a study finds, underlining the critical need for sex-dissecting research. Long covid is a syndrome in which complications persist for more than four weeks after the initial infection of covid-19, sometimes for several months.Also read – Good news for flyers! This country lifts the Kovid travel ban in India. Deets inside
Researchers from the Johnson & Johnson office of the Chief Medical Officer Health of Women’s team, who analyzed data from about 1.3 million patients, observed that women with long cavities present with a variety of symptoms, including ear, nose and throat problems. ; Mood disorders, neurological, dermatological, gastrointestinal and rheumatic disorders; As well as fatigue. However, male patients were more likely to experience endocrine disorders such as diabetes and kidney disorders. In a study published in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion, researchers found that women who develop chronic covid syndrome are 22 percent more likely than men to develop it. Also read – The reason behind the growing covid case in West Bengal is the casual attitude of the people: Medical experts
“Knowledge of the basic sex differences underlying the clinical manifestations, disease progression, and health outcomes of Covid-19 is critical to the effective identification and rational design of public health interventions that both include and sensitize to potentially differentiated treatment needs.” “Differences in immune function between women and men can be an important driver for gender differences in long covid syndrome. Women mount faster and stronger congenital and adaptive immune responses, which can protect them from early infection and seriousness. However, the same differences could make women more susceptible to autoimmune-related diseases in the long run, “they added. For the study, the team reviewed a total of 640,634 articles from 1,393,355 unique individuals. Also read – 12,781 Kovid-19 cases have been reported in India, with a positive rate of more than 4% after 130 days
Significantly, women may also be at greater risk of exposure to the virus in certain occupations, such as nursing and education, the researchers said. Further, “there may be disparities in access to care based on gender which may affect the natural history of the disease, leading to further complications and sequelae.”
