A large study found that being infected with COVID-19 can increase the risk of developing an autoimmune disease by 43% in the months following infection. Previous studies have shown links between COVID-19 and an increased risk of autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which affects red blood cells, and Guillain-Barré syndrome, which affects nerve cells. was limited to small studies focusing on specific conditions of (Also read: Risk of heart complications more than doubles as Covid drags on: study)
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In this yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, posted to the preprint database medRxiv, researchers analyzed the health records of 640,000 people in Germany who had COVID-19 and 1.5 million who did not have coronavirus in 2020. and investigated how the infection affects health. Risk of developing any of the 30 autoimmune diseases. We found that more than 15% of those with COVID-19 developed an autoimmune disease for the first time during the follow-up period, compared to about 11% of those without COVID-19. rice field. Vasculitis, thyroid problems, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis were strongly associated with her previous COVID-19 infection.
According to Dr. Ravi Shekhar Jha, Covid could open up autoimmune genes or lead to relapses of autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune disease has been in remission for years, but it doesn’t have to lead directly to autoimmune disease.
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“Covid does not directly lead to autoimmune disease, but like many other viral diseases, as far as autoimmune diseases are concerned, Covid can certainly harm in two ways. It can reveal autoimmune disease in people with a family history of autoimmune disease, which can lead to the opening of autoimmune genes. , Covid may lead to relapse or awakening of autoimmune genes during sleep., Fortis Escorts Hospital Faridabad, Director and Unit Head Respiratory Department.
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