Asthma does not seem to increase the severity of COVID-19, research team finds

[Northerner]

Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers.

"Older age and conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and obesity are reported risk factors for the development and progression of COVID-19," said Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., a pulmonary critical care physician and director of the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science and co-author of a paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. "However, people with asthma -- even those with diminished lung function who are being treated to manage asthmatic inflammation -- seem to be no worse affected by SARS-CoV-2 than a non-asthmatic person. There is limited data as to why this is the case -- if it is physiological or a result of the treatment to manage the inflammation."

Asthma does not seem to increase the severity of COVID-19, research team finds

Researchers say further study is needed, but those with the chronic respiratory disease don't appear to be at a higher risk of getting extremely ill or dying from coronavirus.

www.sciencedaily.com

On the other hand, the presence of the virus has increased my anxiety levels which has resulted in my asthma becoming worse in recent months 😱 Not bad though, and manageable, but noticeable

 

[mikeyB]

The numbers aren’t big enough to justify the headline, but just enough to say that some people with asthma don’t get severe symptoms.

This is the kind of report (from a public funded university) that Trump loves.

Meanwhile, the US has hit a world record for the number of Covid cases increases in one day - 60,000.

 

[Amity Island]

Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers.

"Older age and conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and obesity are reported risk factors for the development and progression of COVID-19," said Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., a pulmonary critical care physician and director of the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science and co-author of a paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. "However, people with asthma -- even those with diminished lung function who are being treated to manage asthmatic inflammation -- seem to be no worse affected by SARS-CoV-2 than a non-asthmatic person. There is limited data as to why this is the case -- if it is physiological or a result of the treatment to manage the inflammation."

Asthma does not seem to increase the severity of COVID-19, research team finds

Researchers say further study is needed, but those with the chronic respiratory disease don't appear to be at a higher risk of getting extremely ill or dying from coronavirus.

www.sciencedaily.com

On the other hand, the presence of the virus has increased my anxiety levels which has resulted in my asthma becoming worse in recent months 😱 Not bad though, and manageable, but noticeable

Northerner,

Do you think this could be connected to the treatment the U.S doctor is trying with non ashmatics? Using the inhaled steroid.

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