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people with food allergies Whether it’s shrimp, nuts, milk or a variety of seafood. Even if you have to be careful when eating Do not expose the body to allergic substances that can cause death. But such symptoms have unexpected advantages. When the latest research found that this group of people are at risk of contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. much lower than the average person
The research was conducted by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology following a study of 4,000 Americans living in households with children and adolescents. too To give the research team an opportunity to observe trends in contact. and the spread of coronavirus under various factors including gender, age, health condition and pre-existing congenital diseases.
“Our team of scientists was amazed,” said NIH Director Dr Anthony Fauci. when found that people with food allergies Being infected with covids is regarding 50% lower than others, which is very interesting information. And there should be more studies going on.”
The study’s sample was followed up for a year between May 2020 and February 2021, with half of the respondents reporting that they had pre-existing forms of allergic reactions, including asthma. dermatitis, food allergy, including allergic rhinitis But it seems that only a certain group of people with food allergies and asthma sufferers. that are resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection
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The findings are consistent with previous research. This indicates that patients with severe allergic asthma (atopic asthma) are more likely to contract the coronavirus and fall ill with less severe symptoms than the general population. A recent NIH study found that asthma itself is not a factor in increasing the risk of contracting COVID-19. The same is true for certain factors such as obesity and age range. Although asthma is a respiratory disease
The researchers didn’t yet know whether food allergies and severe allergic asthma were known to exist. How does the body resist infection with the coronavirus? However, it is assumed that this group of people had very few ACE2 receptors at the cells of the respiratory tract. This makes the virus unable to find a catch to enter the lung cells as much.
In the case of people with food allergies The research team assumed that “Type 2 inflammation” (type 2 inflammation), which occurs especially with food allergies. decreases the number of ACE2 receptors in the airways until there is almost no risk of infection Even if the body has been infected with the coviral virus
The researchers hope to study the specific mechanisms of the immune system. which is behind the ability to resist this infection in the future as a guideline for the development of methods for preventing outbreaks including treating COVID-19 effectively continue