Is it worth striving to get COVID-19 sooner: the opinion of a biologist from the USA
'28.05.2020'
Source: Ria.ru
The later a person becomes ill with a new coronavirus infection, the more likely they are to receive effective treatment, reports RIA News.
It’s not worth trying to get coronavirus as soon as possible, because the later a person gets COVID-19, the more chances he will have of getting a more effective treatment for the disease and its milder form, says Ancha Baranova, professor of biological sciences at George Mason University (USA).
“When you catch something at the beginning of an epidemic, you have fewer ways to deal with it: you have less knowledge about the virus. Now, for example, it is known that the virus disrupts the blood coagulation system and leads to the formation of blood clots, so now patients are receiving anti-thrombus therapy. If you had caught this virus a month ago, then there was no such understanding yet. If you choose to catch the virus now or in six months, then it is better in six months. The virus is, in a sense, diluted and weakened, the number of asymptomatic patients is growing, and therefore your chances of being asymptomatic are increasing, ”Baranova told RIA Novosti.
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She explained that a more “contagious” strain of the virus began to prevail in the world.
“This does not mean that it affects a person more strongly, it infects other people more actively. The number of seriously ill patients remains the same, but we get many asymptomatic carriers and a growing percentage of those who have recovered, which means that herd immunity (it requires 70-80% of those who have recovered - ed.) Is formed faster, ”Baranova clarified.
According to Baranova, evading COVID-19 is possible if the risks of meeting the virus are reduced.
“It’s better to go to the shops less often and buy groceries for a week, walk in the park, and not go to a concert. The vaccine will again appear in the near future, I would prefer to wait for it, ”said Baranova.
