It is clear and obvious that the issue that stood out most with the health and well-being is 2020 is the coronavirusEverything related to this dreaded virus was everyday bread, from how to properly use a mouthpiece to how to disinfect food to prevent infection.
However, leaving aside the Covid-19, there are other issues that also stood out, such as the mental health, As one of the consequences of the pandemic, but also to visualize this type of problem, as well as the plastic surgeries, Taking advantage of the short time that is in front of the public eye, was another topic in demand.
It’s like that KienyKe.com brought together some of the most outstanding Health and Wellness stories this year:
What are the symptoms of coronavirus?
Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Health, causes an Acute Respiratory Infection (IRA), which is why it can be a mild, moderate or severe flu. In addition, it can produce:
- Fever difficult to control, greater than 37.5 ° C and for more than three days.
- Cough.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Nasal secretions (mucus).
- Fatigue.
- General unrest.
- In addition, in some cases diarrhea and abdominal pain may also occur.
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How to take care of mental health during isolation?
According to the WHO, epidemics have a mental impact on affected populations as information on Covid-19 is immense through media and social media.
In addition, control measures generate changes in people’s habits so they can create pictures of sadness, irritability, anxiety and panic.
For this reason, it is important to remain calm and abide by the protocols that health entities suggest to prevent infection.
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What is an Ischemia? Learn about Daniella Alvarez’s illness
Daniella Álvarez, known for being Miss Colombia in 2011, had to undergo surgery on July 13 at the Cardioinfantil Foundation where she had to have her foot amputated due to an ischemia, but what is it exactly an ischemia?
In a dialogue with KienyKe.com, general practitioner Eva González, of the Headquarters attached to Compensar in Olaya, clarified: ‘”When the flow of blood to the tissues is interrupted, and then this causes the tissue to suffer from necrosis.” Ischemia is considered a blood process, where blood flow is reduced in the capillary and consequent decrease in oxygen supply and the elimination of products from tissue metabolism; that is, it is caused when the blood does not receive the same amount of flow.
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Identifies the symptoms that distinguish influenza from VOCID-19
As the flu season approaches, some Americans, especially parents, are concerned about the possibility of their children, or themselves, getting sick, as it could be difficult to determine if they have the flu or the coronavirus.
And they are in the right. Most of the symptoms of both diseases are so similar that, except with one test — or two or three — it would not be possible to know for sure what one is suffering from. But there are some keys. (It is also possible to have both diseases at the same time; this year, in China, some patients became infected with both).
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How to understand the phases of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19
A few months ago it was announced that phase 3 of the testing of the vaccine against Covid-19, which is being developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca next to the University of Oxford, was suspended on suspicion that it produced a reaction. unfavorable to a volunteer.
According to a statement from the English university, the interruption of the clinical trials occurred after a UK volunteer showed adverse effects. In a statement to SkyNews, British Health Minister Matt Hancock admitted that this disruption was “obviously a challenge for this particular vaccine. It is not really the first time this has happened to the Oxford vaccine. and is a normal process in clinical trials. “
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How much have cosmetic surgeries advanced in recent years?
“Technology is always advancing in any field, doctor, architecture, engineering, but not only does technology change, it also changes people’s thinking, the new generation of millennials, or the new generations that appear, you see the change and concern for to feel and see well, which is not an aesthetic concept clean of one’s own beauty, but the fact of one feeling properly and accepting oneself as one is, beautifully and avoiding illness, then generations before, our parents, if they had a belly didn’t care, they didn’t understand that, even the grandmothers would say, ‘come and take the soup, the substance’, which was basically the fat part of the soup, in nowadays people care about food, personal care, it is more important not to be obese, it is more important to have healthy teeth, that my skin looks good “, said the expert Felip Buendía in the environment.
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Depression and other mental problems behind people who “have it all”
In a conversation with KienyKe.com, Dr. Ricardo Angarita, a psychiatric specialist, explained about mental health in people who apparently ‘have it all’.
“It’s a physiological mechanism of protection, there’s something wrong and anxiety is activated as protection. The problem is that many times the trigger or the reason why the alarm should be activated anxiety is in the unconscious and one does not know it, “said Dr. Angarita.
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Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus strain
According to new reports, in the UK they found a new variant of the coronavirus, the pathogen spreads at high speed so the British authorities were forced to take restrictive measures.
Also, some flights to the country have been canceled, as is the case of Argentina which made the decision to cancel or postpone tickets to this destination. European scientists are working to obtain more information and be able to control the effects.
Experts claimed that the covid-19 strain was first detected in September this year by the UK genomic surveillance system. According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it may be 70% more contagious, but in the opinion people will suffer from milder symptoms.
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