International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Long-covid syndrome as a manifestation of disability
→ what is mockery?
''Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is an infectious disease of the coronavirus.
a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The virus and the disease
were first recorded in the city of Wuhan, China in late 2019 and were
known to the World Health Organization on 31 December 2019. Since then it has
evolved into a pandemic, which is still ongoing today.''
Causes respiratory, intestinal, liver and neurological diseases.
→ What do we call Long-covid syndrome?
Long covid syndrome is a syndrome that includes symptoms and
complications that persist or occur 4 weeks after covid19 infection.
It may include neurological complications such as headache, hyposmia or anosmia,
memory disturbances, fatigue, myalgia and numbness in the limbs.
Additional symptoms associated with depression and anxiety, occur in
1/3 of patients with Long Covid syndrome.
According to international studies, a rate of 30% of those who contract coronavirus will
affected by Long Covid syndrome, while one in five will experience severe
residual damage to vital organs such as the lungs, heart, liver, etc.
→ why is it so important?
It is enough to see how many functions can be damaged:
|
Respiratory system |
Coughing/dyspnoea, reduced ability to cough
ability to exercise, pulmonary
embolism |
|
Upper respiratory and ENT |
Odourlessness - tastelessness |
|
Cardiovascular system |
Palpitations, shortness of breath and chest pain
pain, Myocarditis, cardiac
heart failure, arrhythmias, pericarditis,
orthostatic hypotension |
|
Skin diseases |
Hair loss is the main symptom and
occurs in about 20% of
patients
Rash (e.g. urticaria) |
|
Rheumatological diseases |
Reactive arthritis, fibromyalgia;
connective tissue diseases |
|
Endocrine system |
Appearance or worsening of diabetes mellitus
diabetes, hypothyroidism, disorders
menstrual disorders |
|
Neuropsychiatric diseases |
Payment, weakness, cognitive
disorders, memory disorders ,
anxiety, depression, sleep disorders,
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
|
Vascular system |
Thromboembolic events |
|
Urinary system |
Incontinence, sexual dysfunction |
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Other |
Weight loss, vitamin deficiency
D, allergies, chronic pain, aggravation of
comorbidities |
→ what does this mean in practice?
It means that the person with Long covid syndrome is likely to some extent to be unable to
in the short or long term to carry out its daily activities; and
have difficulties with simple and everyday tasks such as moving around,
or getting the job done. He may also show reduced resistance to
activities that until before he became ill he could perform with ease (e.g. climbing stairs or
to exercise), as well as showing deficits in memory, cognitive and physical
level and perception.
→ world disability day
For all the above reasons, it is worth including the group of people with
LONG COVID syndrome on World Disability Day.
''The International Day of Persons with Disabilities
is commemorated every year on 3 December and was established by the UN General Assembly
with the adoption of the Disability Action Plan in December 1992.
''The choice of this date is linked to the adoption by the international
the organisation on 3 December 1982 of the action programme for people with disabilities, which
led to the signing of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with
(Cyprus ratified it in 2011 and Greece in 2012).''
→ social awareness
In conclusion, what we should be left with in this article is the continued
efforts to raise awareness and inclusion/inclusion of people with disabilities in
social, cultural and professional contexts.
In this context, on the occasion of today, let us send a message of unity,
solidarity and mutual respect.
