COVID 19  who is most at risk   Ever Hope Foundation
Channel: Ever Hope Foundation
Date: 2020-08-08

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People from all walks of life get COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, but some may have greater chances of catching it or of getting very sick. A lot depends on the kind of work you do, the conditions you live in, and whether you have other health problems.

Who’s at Higher Risk of Severe Illness From the Coronavirus?
If you catch COVID-19, you have a greater chance of getting severe complications if you're older or have another health problem.

Age. Your chances of getting seriously sick with COVID-19 go up with your age. Someone who’s in their 50s is at higher risk than someone in their 40s, and so on. The highest risk is in people 85 and older.

There are a few reasons for this:

Older adults are more likely to have long-term health problems like high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes.
Your immune system -- your body's defense against germs -- weakens with age.
As you age, changes to your lung tissue can make it harder to heal from COVID-19.
Heart problems. Heart failure, coronary artery disease, and heart disease raise your risk of severe illness.

Long-term kidney disease. Dialysis can weaken your immune system so it doesn’t fight infections as well as it should.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with this long-term condition may already have lung damage that can make the effects of COVID-19 worse.

Diabetes. People who have type 2 diabetes are more likely to need to stay in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) and are more likely to stay there longer than people who don’t have diabetes. There’s not much research on COVID-19 in people who have type 1 diabetes..
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