HealthSpectra Magazine June 2020

An MRC Clinical Research the brain and the spinal complications reduce or be
Training Fellow affiliated to the cord, this is mostly seen in treated?
UCL Queen Square Institute children and adolescents. It
of Neurology and the UCL affects one of the proteins At the moment, it is
Institute of Immunity and in the myelin sheath(it is the tough to say anything.
Transplantation, Dr.Rachel protective layer around the However, ADEM and
Brown, was asked about nerves in your brain) due Guillain-Barre are
the possible connection of to an antibody against this posts- or para-infectious
COVID-19 to the brain because protein. autoinflammatory
her research showed that When this happens, a person illnesses. A few of these
besides COVID-19 doing might get a headache, cases are unusual. Blood
attacking the respiratory experience weakness, clotting could be an impact
system, it even affects the and suffer from seizures. due to COVID-19. There are
development of neurological The same is with Guillain- some assumptions that the
syndromes. Barre, it is a post-infectious virus is aggravating these
inflammatory syndrome. neurological conditions
She says, after the research, but there isn’t enough
they have seen neurological This condition hampers evidence to prove it.
symptoms and syndromes the peripheral nerves that
while studying about COVID-19. monitor movement and In a few reports, this virus
Even according to the Wuhan sensation in your arms and is found in the brain or
studied, they saw patients legs. In such a situation spinal fluid. However,
suffering from neurological your immune system the researchers are not
symptoms. misunderstands the virus sure if their tests are
to be a protein or cell in the enough for finding the
They were not surprised by body, this ultimately causes virus or not. Besides, they
the possible neurological inflammation. have said that the major
symptoms related to COVID-19. factors responsible for this
These neurological situation are the immune
Effects of ADEM and Guillain- complications are rare and system and the other
Barré Syndrome they arise only if things are factors such as hypoxic(low
severe. oxygen levels) can also
After an infection, ADEM affects affect the brain and
Is It Possible That The Virus nerves.
51 Might Aggravate Existing
Neurological Symptoms? In conclusion, they are
yet to test if it is the virus
Stroke and encephalopathy that is causing these
would have arisen if these complications or these
neurological conditions complications are arising
were existing earlier. As of on their own. They would
now, it is not clear or known look at which patients
if the virus can aggravate are at a higher risk and
neurological symptoms. accordingly reduce the
risk of these neurological
Can the risk of COVID complications and ways to
patients having neurological treat it.

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LOVE & SEX

8 Tips to Make Love by Staying
Safe During This COVID-19 Phase

Getting horny for him or her and even craving to see 52
your loved one who is locked in another place is a sad
and helpless situation to be in. You want to express it
all but you cannot help but manage yourself with this

distance.

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On the other hand, if you reason why this virus is You never know what he or she
are single and want to date called COVID-19. is touching while traveling or
for you have not done it in a if his/her family members are
while, there are a few rules According to a doctor named safe and away from the virus or
of dating that most of the Kecia Gaither, a double not.
dating sites recommend. The board-certified physician
same way, if you have all the in OB-GYN and maternal- According to Dr. Eric Mizuno,
means to make love on your fetal medicine and director this virus spreads through
cozy bed, you would have to of perinatal services at respiratory droplets and if you
take necessary precautions if NYC Health + Hospitals/ are into kissing your partner
you are not prepared to be a Lincoln, since we don’t have staying in another place, there
parent yet. enough research on this is a bigger risk of contracting
virus, it is still new and has this virus.
Couples are more likely to less information is what
involve in sex during this makes it known as ‘Novel No 2 – Is Coronavirus
phase when they are working Coronavirus’. A Sexually
from home and spending Transmitted
enough time together. Having Since we don’t have enough Disease?
said, with the pandemic information about the virus,
around, you must be worried it is time to reiterate that We are unsure of coronavirus
about mating or even dating every time you step out of is a sexually transmitted
someone from another place the house, you have a mask disease or not as there is not
wondering if it is even safe? on your mouth. It might not enough research done on this.
assure you complete safety
Stay eased out! Here are a few but there are lesser chances However, they tried
dos and don’ts recommended of coming in contact with the researching on this subject
by health experts on dating virus. in China and one of the
or romancing during this researchers found out that a
pandemic. Read through them Your next question must be patient who had recovered was
and find your way! whether kissing during this found having the the virus in
pandemic is a good idea or his semen.
What Should You Know? not.
Even then, it doesn’t prove
Before we find out about No 1 - Is Kissing that coronavirus is a sexually
how safe it is to have sex or During the transmitted disease. This
get deeply intimate with your subject needs to be further
partner, here is a little you Pandemic Safe? researched.
should know about how this
the virus works on the body According to doctors, it is It doesn’t necessarily have to
and knows how to handle not a risk if you are kissing be sex that can infect you but
your sexual life during the your partner you’ve been even getting your bodies close
pandemic. staying with during the to each other is enough to
lockdown. However, it is a contract the virus.
Before November 2019, risk if you kiss your partner
coronavirus was never seen who is staying elsewhere.
or even heard of. According
to Healthline, there is a good

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Note - CDC recommends to you don’t want to put yourself
keep 6 feet distance from in trouble.
everyone.

Even if your partner doesn’t Tip No 2
have this virus, there is a
risk of contracting it if your Even if you are living together,
partner has a cold. The flu the two of you are not 100%
may or may not be the virus, in a risk-free zone. Therefore,
but the risk factor is always take the same precautions to
there. stay safe and reduce kissing

your partner.

Tips on Making Tip No 3
Love with Keeping
Social Distancing In As the fecel matter is one
of the ways you are likely to
Mind contract the virus. It is better

to avoid having anal sex
during this time.

Even though there are a few If you want to enjoy the dance, reverse rider on top,
don’ts, why bother when pleasure of anal sex, you and wheelbarrow.
you have many options can stick to anal fingering or
for making love with your rimming. Tip No 5
partner?
Thanks to technology that
Here are a few tips on how Tip No 4 helps two people bond with
to make love during the each other. If you are away
pandemic. Take a look! Don’t go in for sex positions from each other make the
that would make the two most of technology to check
Tip No 1 on one another and stay in
of you face each other. The
It is safe if you are having sex more you avoid having direct touch.
with a partner you are living contact with your partner, the
with and when the two of you better it is to keep away from Tip No 6
are always locked or in other
words quarantined at home. the virus. Indulge in sexting. Talk
about the kind of sex you
However, if you have plans Interestingly, you can try sex
on having sex with your one- positions facing away from 54
night-stand date, avoid it if each other. Some of the best
sex positions recommended
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are standing doggy style, lap

had in the past and tell your all your clothes. Talk about all Take Away
partner what you would do if your sexual fantasies and make
the two of you were together. Making love during the
it interesting. pandemic comes with a set
Besides, ask your partner of rules. It is a a choice on
about his/her fantasies. If it Tip No 8 whether you want to follow
goes on well, you can send
Try masturbating if you don’t those rules or not.
nudes to your partner. have a partner and want to
give your body what it needs. Although it is not proved
Tip no 7 Masturbation is 100% risk- that coronavirus is a sexually
free. While being isolated this transmitted disease, actions
Imagine getting intimate with will help you overcome stress, such as kissing and sticking
each other over a video call. get good sleep, boost your to each other increases the
To go ahead, be sportive, and immunity and it will make you risk of contracting the virus.
overcome being shy on the feel confident about yourself.
video. Tell your partner what Follow these tips and
you want to do, touch yourself, manage to make love during
and tell your partner to do the this pandemic. Stay safe and
same. One by one, take off
keep your partner safe.

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MEN HEALTH

Study Says:
Testosterone Levels

Are Influenced
Based on A Man’s

Environment

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It has been noticed that the Evolution, the hormone deficiencies here and it clearly
testosterone levels in men levels in men are affected shows how difficult survival
living in different areas vary. depending on the area or over there must be.
A few have naturally higher place they live at.
levels of testosterone while To not let the aspect of
others have low levels of They studied the ‘nutritional deficiencies’
testosterone. In short, there environment for men in influence any decision,
is a connection between a Europe and compared it with the researchers picked
man’s situations in life and his that of the Bangladeshi men Bangladeshi men who came
testosterone levels. Hormones to find out if their different from middle class families
are affected if factors such as environments affect their where they are not deprived of
marriage, becoming a father, hormone levels or not and food due to poverty.
and other reasons for stress what they assume after the
stay in a man’s mind. study is that there was a In total, around 359 men
difference either due to the participated in this study.
Testosterones levels in a man way men reacted to their These men were picked from
are even influenced by the situations or because of the following categories
an environment, not just his how they were used to living
genes before being adults. That (i) Men born and
being said, what they found brought up in Bangladesh.
The testosterone levels in a out is that migration before
man depend on his childhood puberty does increase the (ii) Men who migrated
environment, a study done testosterone levels in men. from Bangladesh to the UK in
by Durham University in the their childhood
United Kingdom says so. While the study hasn’t been
This theory is way different able to find out the actual (iii) Men who migrated to
from what it is otherwise reason for a difference in the UK as they became adults
known about race or genes the hormones. However,
influencing the hormone levels they noticed that the (iv) Second-generation
in every individual. environment before puberty children born in the UK and
affects the testosterone brought up in Bangladesh
Hormones of men living levels in men.
in poverty-struck areas (v) UK born Europeans
differ from men living in Details about
Industrialized Areas this study Who had the highest levels of
testosterone among this list of
According to Kesson This study picked men from Bangladeshis?
Magid, Ph.D., a biological Bangladesh because it is a
anthropologist at Durham poor country in the entire Men who migrated from
University and lead author world and many people are Bangladesh to the UK in
of the study, published this suffering from nutritional their childhood had higher
week in Nature Ecology and testosterone levels when

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compared to men who grew their energy to fight against are related. Men even inherit
up and lived in Bangladesh as diseases or lack of nutrition in the testosterone levels from
adults. Bangladeshis living in their years of growing up and the men in their families.
the UK attained puberty at a this leaves less energy for the
younger age and were taller testosterone levels. After finding out about
to the men originally from the testosterone levels.
Bangladesh. No 2 – Researchers say that they
Childhood are at risk of suffering from
Why the Difference in The prostate diseases later in
Testosterone Levels? surroundings impact life or they could either be
testosterone levels later suffering from the symptoms
No 1 – of an enlarged prostate.
Amount Based on the analysis made
of energy by this study, it is more of These results have created
utilized by the a childhood environment more questions about
than the environment during the testosterone levels
body youth that influences the decreasing in the men living
testosterone levels. Further, it in the U.S. The other reasons
The amount of energy not the infancy stage but the for decreased testosterone
invested by the body in childhood that counts more in levels is due to an increased
generating the hormones are influencing hormone levels. rate of obesity and too
what makes all the difference much smoking. Apart from
in the hormone levels of men No 3 – Genes this, there are several other
in UK and Bangladesh. If you Play A Role reasons for a fall in the
look at the study, why the testosterone levels in men.
Bangladeshi men born and Even genes contribute to In the end, the researcher,
brought up in Bangladesh the testosterone levels. Even Magid says that the migrant’s
have lower testosterone levels scientific evidence says that children are likely to have low
is because they invest most of testosterone levels and genes levels of testosterone when
compared to their fathers.

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HEALTHY RECIPIE

Spinach and A recipe of Spinach and Mushrooms,
Mushrooms that too the Italian way must be
- The Italian exciting unless you keep away from
these vegetables. Stay assured that
Way! spinach and mushrooms aren’t
as bad as you think of them. Both
Always aim at eating every vegetable the vegetables have their share of
even if it means chewing a flavor nutrients and their natural aroma is
you dislike because you would lovely.
feel amazed to see the nutritional
In this article, we will see the recipe
value of these vegetables and their for Spinach and Mushrooms. Then,
benefits on the body. let’s take a glance at the health
benefits of eating mushrooms and
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and you can have this dish as a
breakfast meal or a snack.

Let’s see what to do!

How to make

The quantity of this recipe is apt for
4 people. If you are making it for few
more people, increase the number
of ingredients based on the number
of people 60

You will need low flame for a few more seconds.
Put off the flame, add parsley leaves
Ø Olive Oil – 2 tbsp and garnish this delicious mushroom
Ø Onions – Finely chopped – (1 if big) and spinach well.
and (2 if small)
Ø Garlic – Finely chopped (3 cloves) Health Benefits of
Ø Mushrooms – 15 ounces – cut it long Mushrooms
Ø Spinach – 10-15 leaves
Ø Salt – As per your requirement Mushrooms are boosted with
Ø Balsamic Vinegar – 2 tsp nutrients such as Vitamin B2, Vitamin
Ø White Wine – 8 tsp B3 and selenium. It benefits your
Ø Parsley leaves – 1 spring – Finely body in the following ways!
chopped Ø Boosts fertility
Ø It is a low-calorie food
Method to prepare Ø Improves metabolism
Ø Has anti-aging properties
The method is all about tossing it Ø Treats anemia
well. Ø Regulates insulin in the body
NO 1 – You will begin with heating Ø Provides protection against cancer
the required olive oil on a medium Ø Keeps your nails and hair strong
flame for a while. Add onions and stir Ø Strengthens your bones by
it till it becomes slightly pink. After boosting the bone mineral density
two minutes, add garlic and cook
this for another minute. Once the Health Benefits of
onions and garlic pieces have mixed Spinach
and cooked well, you can add the
mushrooms and sauté them well. Spinach is boosted with nutrients
After a few minutes, add the spinach such as Vitamin A, Vitamin K, folate,
leaves and stir it till it gets soft and iron, fiber, magnesium, and calcium.
mixes well. It benefits your body in the following
NO 2 – Now it is time to add two ways!
main ingredients that will add a royal
flavor to this dish. First, add vinegar Ø Helps in maintaining the sugar
and stir until you see it getting mixed levels in your body
with the mushrooms. Lower the
medium flame and add white wine. Ø It is boosted with anti-aging
Stir everything well. properties
NO 3 - Add salt and pepper, give this
mixture a good stir and let it cook on Ø Helps with keeping your vision
good
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YOGA

UTTANA PADASANA

AAnGdoLoodwAesraBnoadFyo!r the Upper

INTRODUCTION :
This asana is an energetic stretch of the legs. The
Sanskrit meaning to Uttana Padasana is the leg posture.
Breaking it down, uttana means “intense stretch,” pada,
means “leg” or “foot,” and asana meaning “pose” or
“posture.”

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This asana is even known as the raised leg
pose. It works excellent for the back and
stomach. The thighs, abdomen, calves, and
lower back get strong.

You can achieve strong and flat abs with
this asana. If you are suffering from back
pain, gas problems, arthritis pain or heart
problems, this is the best asana.

The crucial part of this asana is when you
raise your legs above the ground and stretch
the muscles in your body.

This asana is a blend of the fish pose and
raised legs pose variation hands on the
floor. While doing this stretch a person is
in the supine position. Having said, this
position is strengthening for the upper as
well as lower body.

This asana pays attention to your lower

back, middle Back, core (Abs), chest, neck,

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YOGA

BENEFITS No 14 - Helps the respiratory system function
better.
We know that this lovely stretch is good for
the body. Now, one by one, let’s take a look No 15 - The asana will make you feel active and
at the benefits of this asana! treat all your insomnia problems.

No 1 – This asana supports diabetic patients. No 16 – This asana will make you completely
aware.
No 2 – Practicing it regularly can treat
constipation problems. TIPS BEFORE YOU
BEGIN
No 3 - Treats all indigestion or gastric
problems by boosting your digestive system. 1. Always keep your feet together and toes
pointing the ceiling when you are lying down.
No 4 – After practicing this asana, you can
get rid of lower back pain. 2. Make sure to inhale whenever you lift your
legs up.
No 5 – Any kind of a pain in your buttocks,
hips, and joints is relieved with this asana. 3. While stretching there will be a step when
you have to form an arch on your lower back
No 6 – Sheds away all the excess fats around while stretching the body forward.
the waist and strengthen the abdomen.
4. Be gentle while placing your head on the
No 7 – This asana keeps the body calm and floor.
treats every kind of weakness in the nerves.
5. Make sure to exhale before you finish the
No 8 – Gets you rid of the tension and pain pose.
in your shoulders, neck and throat.
6. Avoid bending your knees while doing this
No 9 – If there is a fault in your posture, it asana.
gets corrected with this asana.
7. While lifting your legs, always keep in mind
No 10 – Boosts overall blood circulation. to keep your legs at a 60-degree angle.

No 11 – After practicing this asana, the 8. Do your best to do at least 5 rounds of this
reproductive system functions better. asana. If you are tired in between, take a break
for 1 minute before you begin with the next set.
No 12 - Improves the cardiovascular system.
Steps to do this asana
No 13 – Takes care of all the spinal problems
and boosts flexibility. To practice this energizing asana, take a look at64

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the following steps! few seconds.

PART-1 Note: if you have just started to do this
asana, then while lifting your head and back
Step 1 – Roll a yoga mat on the floor. above the ground. Place your hands and
palms on the ground for support, then let
Step 2 - Lie down flat on your back. your legs remain lifted. On the other hand, if
you are used to the asana, then stretch your
Step 3 – Breathe normally, join your knees hands forward and up in such a way that the
and keep them firm. palms of both your hands face each other
like what you see in the image of this asana.
Step 4 - Stretch your hands and place them
above the head. Step 10 – When you are in the final position,
see to it that you don’t change the position of
Step 5 – Bring your toes together pointing it your legs. Stay there for a few seconds and
at the sky. release from the posture once you are tired.

Step 6 - Let your torso remain where it is, PRECAUTIONS
now slowly lift your feet a little above the
ground and keep your legs stretched. Asanas are good for health. If you know
nothing about what precautions to take, it
Step 7 - Stay in this position and hold your can damage the body instead of making it
breath as long as you can. better. Here are a few precautions to take
before doing this asana. Take a look!
Step 8 – Slowly exhale and put your legs
down. No 1 – Raised leg pose is not for individuals
having problems in their lumber region. It is
This part was to prepare you on stretching strenuous.
your body while balancing the weight of your
lower body on the abdomen. No 2 – If you have a bad muscle pull in your
lower body, avoid doing this asana.
PART-2
No 3 – If you are not sure of doing this asana,
Step 9 – Stretch your legs up another time. take help from a professional. Don’t try it
Let your legs be at a 60 degrees angle. alone, it might cause injury.

Step 10 - Form an arch between your head No 4 – This asana is not recommended for
and buttocks in such a way that there is an those having high BP.
arch formed at your lower back. Then slowly
lift your legs up and stay in this position for a No 5 – Avoid doing this asana if you have had
an abdominal surgery or a major back injury.
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HOME & FAMILY

Do You Have A Picky Eater? 66

9 Useful Tips
That Work

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Having a picky eater as a
kid is normal. While kids are
not fussy about their food,
some are on a whole new
different level of struggle. In
case you have been struggling
to get your kid to eat, it is
important that you improvise
and opt for alternative ways
to get them to eat. Your kids
having necessary nutrition is
a necessity. Being creative is
important when you have a
cranky toddler, who is hungry
but doesn’t want to eat what
you have made. The last thing
you want is for them to not
finish their food..

To help you out, we have
set out some important tips
that you likely didn’t know of
before.

Have realistic
expectations

If you are introducing a new
food to your kid, it is likely
that they wouldn’t like it the
first time around. They are
going to be sceptical and
might not want to eat it. It is
okay because even studies
suggest that there needs to

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be 12 exposures for your Bring somechange and stick to a routine and
kid to be able to decide serve them the meals
whether they like the Another amazing way and the snacks at the
food or not. Putting too to get your picky eating same time every day.
much pressure on your kid to eat is by spicing This will help you have
kid about the food and up the menu. You don’t things sorted out without
forcing them to eat what necessarily have to do a any hassle. Try and keep
they don’t like can cause a lot. Just ensure that you your kids hydrated in
reverse reaction in them rotate the foods around between the meals too.
about the food. the weeks instead of This is just as important.
feeding them the same Avoid giving them a lot of
Respect their thing for every meal. If food than what they can
appetite you as an adult eat the eat. You don’t want them
same thing every day, it to be filled so much that
Sometimes, kids are is not just going to get they want to skip out on
extremely hungry and will boring, it won’t suffice the next meal.
eat just about anything your nutritional needs
that you feed them. But, too. The same goes out Don’t make
there could be times for your kids too. When separate recipes
when they are not hungry the time is right, give
or could have a bloating options to your kids to When you give into
that is preventing them choose from, this is also your kid’s tantrum, that
from eating. If your child quite a healthy way for is where the problem
isn’t hungry, don’t force them to interact with starts. Your kid is not
them to eat anything. food better. the first one who is
Additionally, there is no picky about a vegetable
point bribing them into Havea routine or a fruit. This happens
eating the food that they almost every time, so the
don’t feel like eating at Unless your kid is a last thing you want is to
the moment. The last new-born, you need encourage this habit by
thing you want is for them to stop feeding them giving them a separate
to have a restless day sporadically. This does recipe just because they
feeling uncomfortable no good to their eating refused to eat their
and bloated. Instead, give habits and can make regular food. Offering
them smaller portions. them reject the food. Try substitutes for their

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meals every time makes eating habit in your kid then but treating the
them realise that they is by including them same as a distraction
can get away from eating during your cooking everyday is not going
the healthy food. That is endeavours. When to help in the long run.
not something you want they cook and help you This doesn’t address the
to encourage at all. around the kitchen, it will main issue which is picky
become a lot easier for eating.
Make itappealing you to manage through
the things. It will also Makeeach meal
If you are serving your make them see the a positive
kid a plate of steamed kind of efforts that go experience
broccoli or carrot, it is into making food and
unlikely that they will eat appreciate food a lot If you lash out on your
it. You wouldn’t as well, more. Make your kids kids during every meal
lets be real. But, that is pick out groceries and because they refuse to
where you need to spice cook their meals with eat what you made, you
things up. The best way you. These small steps need to change that
you can change things up can bring a lot of change. behaviour. Mealtimes
a bit is by ensuring that need to be a positive
you make food fun for Avoidoffering experience of the day
your kids. It doesn’t have dessertevery time that your kid looks
to be a lot of extensive forward to. Even the
things. You can simply It is okay for you to offer healthiest eater can
add a dip on the side or dessert to your kid as a sometimes be a picky
fry up the vegetables reward when they finish one. Kids are extremely
with some noodles, their meals but doing moody, so the last thing
something that makes this every time can take that you want is to make
the food go from bland a toll. When you treat them regret having
to fun and interesting. the dessert as a reward, meal times. Take the
it makes your kid realise time you need and give
Involve them that desserts are the them some time to calm
whilecooking best food, which is why down and try again. It
they crave them more. It is all about the positive
One of the best ways is okay to select one or environment that you
to get rid of the picky two desserts a week or create around mealtime
a snack every now and that matters.
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Covid-19
showcases
neurological
symptoms
before
respiratory
symptoms

While cough, shortness of breath A review of some of the neurological
and breathing are considered symptoms of the Covid-19 patients
the initial and primary in the current scientific literature was
conducted following which the results
symptoms of Covid-19, it is likely were published this week in the Annals
that the picture could be a whole of Neurology.

lot different than that. According to the results, around half
of the hospitalised patients showcased
A study conducted by the Northwestern neurological manifestations of the
Medicine suggests that the coronavirus disease which include headache,
poses a global threat to the entirety of dizziness, decreased alertness and even
the nervous and neurological system and impacts on the concentration of the
it is quite possible that the neurological individuals along with the loss of smell
symptoms will very likely appear before and taste.

the fever and cough. “It`s important for the general public
and physicians to be aware of this,
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because a SARS-COV-2 infection may organs, it is likely that the same
present with neurologic symptoms might impact the brain to have lack
initially, before any fever, cough or of oxygenation or suffer from clotting
respiratory problems occur,” said Dr Igor disorders, which is quite common in such
Koralnik, Northwestern Medicine chief conditions. This can further lead to the
of neuro-infectious diseases and global risks of ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes.
neurology and a professor of neurology
at Northwestern University Feinberg The virus can also affect the brain and the
School of Medicine, who is also the lead meninges, causing infections.
author of the study.
But, the further risks of this is by the
The review highlights some of the various immune system which ends up causing
neurological issues that the Covid-19 inflammation that can directly cause
patients struggle with and how to damage to the brain and the nerves.
diagnose them before its too late.
Koralnik and his colleagues have
The understanding of the symptoms is conducted a neuro-COVID research
key to better clinical management and team surrounding the same and even
treatment of the individuals. conducted further analysis concerning
the situation and to find more evidence
The disease is not localised to just the surrounding this issue. The same has
respiratory system but might affect the been done with all the patients from
entire nervous system, including the the Northwestern Medicine to further
brain, spinal cord along with the nerves determine both the frequency and the
and the muscles. Koralnik further said type of the complications that the body
that there are several ways in which undergoes because of the infection.
Covid-19 can end up affecting the
nervous system. Further studies need to be conducted to
get a better understanding of the long-
Since the disease also impacts multiple term impacts of the virus and the kind
of manifestations of the Covid-19 on the
71 body.

Koralnik reported that since the available
information is a lot limited now, he is
going to follow up with these patients in
the outpatient Neuro-COVID clinic to check
whether these impacts are temporary or
permanent.

Better understanding of such prospects
is likely going to help the scientists get
a better understanding of the ways to
diagnose, manage and treat several of the
neurological impacts that Covid-19 leaves
behind on the lives of these infected
individuals.

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DISEASE

Everything You Need To

Cat SKcnroawtAcbhouFtever!

As the name suggests, getting scratched, licked or bitten by a cat
might not be a healthy sign and you might end up having a disease

called cat scratch disease or cat scratch fever.

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Your next question must Strangely, some cats don’t · Scratch bites or a bump
be how to treat it or what even show symptoms of
are the risks involved with being infected. However, · Swelling near the
getting bitten or scratched the cats that are infected scratch bite
by a cat. Right? cannot breathe properly,
their mouth, eyes, and The · Headache
So, read this article and get urinary tract gets infected.
to know everything you need · Weakness
to know about cat scratch If a cat doesn’t have the
fever. bacterial infection and it · Slight fever
bites or scratches you, there
WHAT IS CAT is no risk of getting infected. · Pain in the body
SCRATCH FEVER?
LISTED BELOW ARE · Bad appetite
According to Healthline, THE CAUSES FOR A
there is a bacteria known CAT SCRATCH FEVER! · You lose weight
as Bartonella henselae in
cats and when it passes on · Cat scratch · The throat is affected
to a person through a bite,
scratch, or saliva, it might · Cat bite · Pain in the back
end up causing a bacterial
infection. In the U.S. around · The saliva of an · Pain in the abdomen
12,000 people get affected infected cat in your wounds
with cat scratch fever. · Shivering
· One human doesn’t
CAUSES FOR CAT carry the disease to another · Rashes
SCRATCH FEVER
Cat fever is commonly seen · Fever for a long time
HOW ARE CATS in kids. Unfortunately, if
AFFECTED? you are infected and have HOW TO PREVENT
a bad immune system, this CAT SCRATCH FEVER?
A little less than half of the disease would surely affect
cats carry these bacteria in your health. Look into these simple steps
their claws or mouth that to avoid Cat Scratch Fever.
can infect the others as well. If a person has cancer, Take a look!
diabetes, AIDS or weakness
HOW DO CATS CARRY in the organs, they are likely · Be careful with taking
THIS INFECTION? to get affected. care of stray cats. You never
know if these cats would
Wherever there is an SYMPTOMS OF CAT have come in contact with
infected flea, cats get it from SCRATCH FEVER fleas
coming in contact with that
infection or even when they Here are a few symptoms · Don’t provoke your cat
fight with the other cats that of cat scratch fever. Take a to scratch or bite you
are infected. look!
· If you have a cat at

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home, see to it that you cut HOW IS CAT cat scratch fever. If your
its nails or use a cream that SCRATCH FEVER immunity is good, wait for
can keep the fleas away. If DIAGNOSED? a while to heal and in the
you are not sure of which meantime, for the pain
product to use, contact a To diagnose cat scratch to reduce, you can take
veterinary doctor and find fever, you will need to visit ibuprofen or naproxen and
out the doctor and after looking do a hot compress. However,
at the symptoms he will let to be on a safe side, consult
· After you play with you know about whether to your doctor on this.
your cat or the one on get a blood test done or not.
streets, ensure to wash With these tests, the doctor If your immunity is not great
your hands with soap and will check a tissue from your then the doctor will prescribe
water or use a sanitizer lymph node. antibiotics and you’d have
to take them for a few
· The risk of CSD is WAYS TO TREAT CAT months. Further, follow the
higher in younger cats. If SCRATCH FEVER instructions of your doctor
you want to take care of and get yourself treated.
a cat, bring a cat who is a First off, don’t get too
year old. Keep this method stressed if you have
of prevention in mind if you
are unwell yourself.

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