Are Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19?
Experts don’t know for sure how COVID-19 will affect people with MS. But national and international health organizations are following developments about the virus and working to make the best recommendations for your care. And there are things you can do to protect yourself now.
What are some groups in higher risk of developing serious symptoms of COVID-19?
The risk of developing dangerous symptoms of COVID-19 may be increased in people who are older and also in people of any age who have other serious health problems — such as heart or lung conditions, weakened immune systems, obesity, or diabetes.
Are people of a particular age vulnerable to coronavirus disease?
People of all ages can be infected by the COVID-19 virus.Older people and younger people can be infected by the COVID-19 virus. Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.
What happens when you get diagnosed with MS at 50?
Patients whose MS is diagnosed after age 50 are more likely to have the progressive form of the disease, according to Jung Henson, although Van Houten turned out to have relapsing-remitting MS. The condition is diagnosed and treated the same way as it is in people who develop MS at younger ages.
Do people with multiple sclerosis visit the Doctor more often?
The results, recently published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal, showed that, in the five years before a first demyelinating event, people with a diagnosis of MS had attended hospital or visited a doctor more frequently than those without MS. The visits involved symptoms of the nervous, sensory, musculoskeletal and urinary systems of the body.
What are the signs and symptoms of late onset multiple sclerosis (MS)?
In a large MS clinic population (N = 838), 9.4\% of the patients had late onset of MS. Slow deterioration of motor function characterized the initial symptoms and subsequent course of this group of older patients. Progression of disability was more rapid than in younger patients.
Is Ms still working?
The disease is still working in the background, no matter how you feel and look on the outside. While going without a disease modifying therapy certainly contributed to where I am now, many people who have an average course of MS still tend to have a lot of problems after that 10-13 year mark, regardless of their treatment.
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