Do you know COVID-19 may also affect the central nervous system?
Do
you know COVID-19 may also affect the central nervous system?
COVID-19
is belongs to large family of viral and infectious
diseases with the symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, fever, joint
pains. The symptoms of COVID-19 related to neurological include dizziness,
headache, loss of weight and loss the control of muscle. Once the virus is
entered into central nervous system, they tend to release the proteins called
cytokines. This causes the swelling in the central nervous system and affects
the blood-brain barrier. Corona virus can enter by the central nervous system
through a porous bone in the nasal cavity. In this we may loss smell or taste
as we usually experienced in COVID-19.
If the patient knows that he was affected with
COVID-19 they may get panic. It may cause large degree of psychological
distress to that patient. Some studies
state that few of the symptoms of the psychological distress are depressed mood
and anxiety these are also the symptoms for central nervous system. If affected people are depressed or worried about
the virus, they may possibly get affected to the central nervous system,
according to an international study.
The affected patient should develop their immunity power.
Precautions for covid-19 attacks:
- Clean your hands
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
- Avoid the contacts those who are sick
- Avoid depression
- Avoid worrying
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