General factors that increase the risks and susceptibility to coronaviruses
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Some activities that you don't wear masks when you do it with others such as restaurants, coffee places, Gym and playing soccer, basketball ... etc. These kind of activities increases risks to coronaviruses infection.
Michael Halim
Hello doctor.
Though I do not come from the field of medicine, yet I would like to answer this question.
I am an Indian. As you know, India is the country with the second largest population in the world. So, right from the onset of this pandemic doctors told us to avoid places that attract a lot of people. Examples include markets, bus stops, departmental stores, shopping malls etc.
We have been repeatedly told to maintain contact with each other in the family, among friends and relatives etc. In India, most doctors believe that your immunity is a by-product of your psyche. When you are with your close ones, then you are happy and so the immunity in your body is strong enough to protect you from all sorts of contagious diseases.
Our doctors are repeatedly telling us to avoid eating outside food and have more of home made food.
So to answer your question directly, in India we are believing that visiting public places, remaining aloof from others and eating outside stuff, can increase the risks and susceptibility of Corona virus infections.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Anamitra.
Dan Yuan Thanks for the explanation on immune dysfunction and how it is related to COVID 19
Mostafa Rashdan Thanks for the insight.
Anamitra Roy Thanks for sharing your experiences!
For me, age has something to do with it, since older people produce very little or no T cells that are part of the immune system and that attack the virus and prevent its reproduction.
Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for coronavirus infection.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12020-020-02597-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7276229/