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littlemissmartypants

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6. There are plenty of young people with pulmonary issues.
Sat Mar 7, 2020, 09:07 PM
Mar 2020

To zero in on age as a primary factor is understandable but not completely accurate. Every case should be assessed individually and consist of a broad range of health factors. We should all be vigilant in our response, regardless of age. Good luck to you, yaesu. ❤

ETA:

... In a separate note, Italian intensive care doctor Giuseppe Nattino, from the Lecco province in northern Italy, has shared a clinical summary of the patients his unit has been treating, which doctors described as “frightening” in terms of what it could mean for the UK. The technical note spells out how patients with coronavirus experience a severe infection in all of their lungs, requiring major ventilation support. It also reveals the effect of the virus, which affects blood pressure, the heart, kidneys and liver with patients needing sustained treatment...

... In an alarming development, Dr Nattino said younger patients were being affected, saying the ages of patients ranged from 46 to 83 with only a small number having important underlying conditions. He added: “The last days are showing a younger population involved as if the elderly and weaker part of the population crashed early and now younger patients, having exhausted their physiological reserves, come to overcrowded, overwhelmed hospitals with little resources left.” ...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213057198

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