POST-COVID 19 PANDEMIC SIDE EFFECTS PNEUMONIA and Ayurveda
Pneumonia is something similar to fever; in short, we can say that pneumonia is a type of fever only but, it is more serious than fever. In pneumonia, the infection starts damaging the tissues of the lower respiratory tract. Covid pneumonia can easily be found in the person who is covid positive or just recover from covid-19.
Pneumonia is considered to be a lung infection that directly affects the small air sac inside your lung and this may lead to difficulty in breathing because lungs may be filled with fluid and pus. The microorganisms responsible for causing pneumonia are bacteria, fungus, and viruses.
When pneumonia reaches to critical stage it is difficult to treat the patient without a ventilator because if we talk about novel coronavirus, this causes swelling in the lungs which is no doubt something serious and to think about. The oxygen is treated and delivered to blood in a sac. Sometimes the wall of the sac swelled and this creates difficulty in breathing.
Covid-19 Pneumonia Symptoms
There are various symptoms of Covid Pneumonia among which fever, cough, cold, and dryness are the common ones. Apart from these common symptoms, many other symptoms show the sign of pneumonia and those are:-
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- Vomiting – Having a vomiting issue is one of the symptoms that shows the sign of Pneumonia in a covid patient. Vomit occurs in pneumonia when you inhaled bacteria through your food and that reaches your lungs.
- Body ache – This includes muscle pain and joint pain and these are also symptoms of Pneumonia.
- Fatigue – Person who feels too much tired may also suffering from covid pneumonia because this shows a strong sign of pneumonia.
- Loss of taste and smell – This is one of the most common symptoms of covid-19 but in some cases, this is not so serious an issue because the loss of taste and smell is considered to be mild covid.
- Sore Throat – This is a very common issue but doesn’t ignore this if it continues for more than a day.
- Runny Nose – This problem indicates cold and cough but along with that runny nose may give you a sign of pneumonia.
- Pinkish Eyes – Even if it is not about Covid pneumonia then also it is obvious that the pinkish or reddish color of the eyes shows that something is not right.
- Skin Rashes – Skin Rashes is also a common issue that occurs in Covid patients and also in the people who are recovering from it.
Risk Factors of Covid-19 Pneumonia
People of old age are at high risk of Covid-19 pneumonia, we can consider the people of 65 or older than 65, and if we increase the number of age that is 85 or older than 85 are at the highest risk. Apart from old age people, there is one more category that is considered to be at high risk and that is the people who are living in the nursing home.
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- Moderate to severe asthma, no matter how serious or non-serious the problem of asthma is but still indicates that something is wrong.
- People with a weak immune system are always at high risk because any disease can easily attack their bodies.
- There is no doubt that smoking kills, peoples who smoke in excess amount are always the easy target for the disease especially when is related to lungs because smoking weakens the capacity of lungs.
- High blood pressure may be the reason for many other health issues in the body.
- When someone goes through a bone marrow transplant then their body never is as strong as it was.
- Heart patients are very sensitive in every case, especially in covid it is proved that heart and lung patients are at high risk in comparison to others.
- People who are suffering from liver disease mostly include hepatitis B and hepatitis C and anyone who is suffering from this liver disease is at high risk.
- Obesity is a house of disease; if anyone is facing this problem then he/she will face many more health issues like that only it will risk the chances of covid pneumonia.
Changes occur if COVID-19 cause Pneumonia
Anyone who is Covid positive and that virus starts causing pneumonia also then the body will throw some signs and symptoms and those are like, all of the sudden the rate of heartbeat will increase and along with rapid heartbeat, the breathing will also fasten up and patients finds it difficult to breathe. Sweating is also one of the changes that occur in the body while covid causes pneumonia.
Prevention For COVID 19 Pneumonia
A wise person believes in that ‘Prevention is better than Cure’ and this is sent percent truth because a disease needs a long process of treatment to go out from the body after damaging it and sometimes it ends up to take a person’s life and precaution just need some attention and care.
- Washing hands is one of the most important things to do nowadays if you want to live long. Even if you are not going out then also inside your home, keep washing your hands.
- Start consuming food or fruits that will help to increase immunity. Include a healthy diet in your daily routine life.
- If you need to leave your home due to some reason then always carry your sanitizer with you so that you can still keep your hands clean.
- Try to stay inside your home only and if you need to go out for something very urgent then follow the mantra of social distancing.
- Mask should be as important as your body clothes, feel ashamed for not wearing a mask at a public place or crowded place.
- Keep the things clean at your home, especially the ones which are used or touched by everyone for example the switchboards, door handles, and many other things.
ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA
1. Ayurveda describes all the different types of fever, pneumonia is also one them but is different from all others because pneumonia is a fever that causes the problem of breathing.
2. The Ayurveda pandemic is mention as Janapadodhwansa because Janapada means a large population and Udhvamsa means loss, combine it is known as large population loss.
CAUSES
According to Ayurveda, if a person follows any wrong health action or does anything which is not good for health or hygiene then it results in microorganism infection. When an infection enters the body, they cause an imbalance of Dosha Upper and Lower respiratory system is the site of Kapha dosha. Any type of issue that is fever, cough, cold, pneumonia these all are because of weak immunity.
TREATMENT
1. Amalaki – It helps to reduce lung infection and also kill those bacteria that cause pneumonia. It acts as an antibacterial as well as an antioxidant.
2. Ginger with Honey – This is a remedy for many problems such as cough, cold but apart from that it is also antifungal and antibacterial. So, it fights against lung infection.
3. Kutaja – This is one of the best antibacterial herbs which helps to fight against bacteria and protect the body from bacterial infection.
4. Bhringraj – If you want to increase your immunity capacity then this is one of the best things.
5. Vasa – Having a healthy respiratory system is very important and this herb is very powerful for that.
6. Guduchi – This one single herb has various benefits, it acts as an antipyretic, immunity booster, antioxidant and antibacterial.
7. Mulethi – This is considered to be a magical herb for a lung infection.
8. Turmeric – There is nothing new in the fact that turmeric is a cure for various health issues and like that it helps in pneumonia also.
9. Sitopladi Churna – This herb is beneficial for respiratory problems.
10 . Chawanprash – This is rich in vitamin c and also an immunity booster and both the qualities are best in corona pandemic.
11. Mahalakshmivilas – This herb is suggested to all asthma patients.
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