Friday, March 20, 2020

Persons with kidney disease advised extra-care to mitigate COVID-19 risk

Experts urged persons with kidney disease to follow the guidelines strictly to mitigate the Corona virus-related infections as it poses particular challenges for patients who receive regular haemodialysis. These patients with damaged kidneys, also known as uremic patients, are particularly vulnerable to infection and may exhibit greater variations in clinical symptoms and infectivity, the experts warned.
“Unlike other at-risk individuals, these patients do not have the ability to stay at home and not interact with others. Despite being high risk since they must travel to dialysis centers 2-3 times every week

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