childimmunity

  Black Fungus: Dentist Shares Simple Oral Tips To Prevent The Fungal Infection Black fungus: Dentist shares simple oral tips to prevent the fungal infection The SARS-CoV-2 virus has given birth to several other new diseases. One of the rapidly spreading infection post-COVID recoveries is black fungus. Also called Mucormycosis, black fungus is, as the name suggests is a fungal disease that is commonly being observed in patients who were given steroids for a long time, who have been hospitalised for a long time, were on oxygen support or ventilator, poor hospital hygiene or who have been taking medication for other illness such as diabetes. If not treated on time, the black fungus infection can turn fatal. The COVID medications can leave the body weak and low immunity. They can also escalate the blood sugar levels in both diabetics and non-diabetic COVID-19 patients, which is said to be the main reason for the fungus to multiply. But by following some simple dental hygiene rules, on...

  The COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated key determinants of health and caused major upheavals around the world. Children, although less directly affected by the virus, are paying a heavy price through the indirect effects of the crisis, including poor diet, mental health impact, social isolation, addiction to screens and lack of schooling and health care, particularly among vulnerable groups. This paper is aimed at discussing the potential impact of this pandemic on children’s nutrition and lifestyle. Preliminary data from the literature and from our survey show significant disruptions in nutrition and lifestyle habits of children. While undernutrition is expected to worsen in poor countries, obesity rates could increase in middle- and high-income countries especially among precarious groups widening the gap in health and social inequalities. The real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children extends well beyond that of a viral infection. This crisis has public health impli...

  1. Introduction The world has been changing at a dizzying speed since Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), promoted a drastic and sudden change in the way we organize ourselves as social human beings. In March 2020, WHO declared that COVID-19 reached a pandemic status, putting the planet in a state of maximum alert and grew to dimensions that still cannot be measured today ( World Health Organization (WHO), 2020a ). The literature has pointed out that older individuals are more susceptible to develop COVID-19, and those with major comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity can be more affected and could potentially be at higher risk for severe illness and death. Although children apparently present a lower risk of developing the severe form of the disease as well as less hospital care and mechanical ventilation, they can develop a multisystemic inflammatory syndrome. Recently, s...