NevinBORZAN
UniversityofEasternMediterranean,Egypt
Title: Obesityincreasesyourriskofsevereilnessfrom Covid19risk.
Biography
Biography: NevinBORZAN
Abstract
Obesityisdefined;aschronicandseveredisease indevelopedanddevelopingcountries,affectingbothadultsand childrendisease.Coincidentwiththehighratesofobesity,the prevalenceofotherchronicdiseases.Obesityhasbecomea worldwideepidemic.TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthat bytheyear2015,2.3billionadultswillbeoverweight (bodymassindex[BMI]≥25)with700millionbeingclassified asclinicallyobese(BMI≥30)(1).Obesityhasbeenlinkedto numeroushealthproblemsandchronicdiseases,includingtype 2diabetes,hypertension,dyslipidemia,certaincancers,and cardiovasculardiseases.Obesityhasbeenfurtherprojectedthat 60%oftheworld’spopulation,3.3billionpeople,couldbe overweightorobeseby2030ifrecenttrendscontinue.Thefirst humancasesofCOVID-19,thediseasecausedbythenovel coronaviruscausingCOVID-19,subsequentlynamedSARS-CoV-2 werefirstreportedbyofficialsinWuhanCity,China,inDecember 2019.Therearemanyfactorsthatincreasetheriskofsevereilnesses from Covid19.Somechronicdiseases,lowingimmünityand obesityincreaseyourrisk.Obesityhasbeenwellestablishedasa riskfactorforincreasedmorbidityandmortality;however,its effectsonsusceptibilitytoinfectionarejustbeginningtobe understood.Inthehospitalsetting,obesepatientsaremore likelytohavesecondaryinfectionsandcomplicationsdevelop, suchassepsis,pneumonia,bacteremia,andwoundand catheter-relatedinfections.PatientswithincreasedBMIand adiposityalsopresentahigherincidenceofsurgicalsiteinfections, whichhavebeenassociatedwithincreasedriskofotherwound complications,increasedlengthofstay,andincreasedriskofdeath. ObesityalsonegativelyaffectspulmonaryfunctionandBMIhas beencorrelatedtoincreasedsusceptibilitytocommunity-related respiratorytractinfections.Accordingtosomeofresearchers;higher BMI(>30)increasesyourriskofsevereilnesses from Covid19.Thebloodofpeoplewithobesityhasanincreased tendencytoclot—anespeciallygraveriskduringaninfectionthat, whensevere,independentlypeppersthesmallvesselsofthelungs withclots.Because;thevirusinjuresendothelialcells,which respondtotheinsultbyactivatingthecoagulationsystem