Every Breath

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Dr John Wright , Bradford Royal Infirmary, tells The Story of an 18-year-old, whose experience shows that Covid-19 may seriously affect even healthy Young People .

One of the biggest secrets about Covid-19 is the reason why Some People , not hurt really by very much at all really sick and in The Hospital .

Someone, the elderly, or people with certain pre-existing health problems, Heart disease or diabetes, for Example , significantly higher risk. Obesity is also a big disadvantage.

But occasionally, we see a young person who is otherwise in good health, always very sick. Eighteen-year-old Marium Zumeer, for Example . It was her First Time in a hospital when she was brought in The Hospital , struggling to breathe and with pain in her chest.

she was unable to speak in full sentences, says respiratory consultant Dinesh Saralaya, and was so desperate and upset that she initially non-invasive ventilation with oxygen (CPAP refused). You might have to be sedated and intubated on the intensive care unit, But in first-Dinesh, video-call to Marium's father, the Emperor, a Bradford Taxi Driver .

"If You said to me, see You in the ICU, and I didn't feel my legs. I thought I would collapse, I was so shocked," he says. "I asked You to try something. "

Dinesh was self-interested, Marium part of The Recovery study, which means that You are randomly assigned to either a placebo or one of four drugs, it is thought, can be helpful for people suffering from Covid-19. He made clear, however, that The Children would have to give the CPAP another go.

the Emperor then spoke with Marium.

"These words He Said to her, is always ringing in my ears. He Said to her, 'Please take part and the greater community to help, not only themselves. 'And she was dissolved in tears, and so sick, And Then she heard this from her father, and she signed the forms of consent," says Dinesh.

He was overjoyed when the drug to Children was associated with, it turned out that he already knew, was with Very Good results.

"I could not contain my excitement actually control. I went Back To her and said, 'You 're in on this and get better, mark my words. '"

We always have our patients ask for, as You think that You 've caught Covid-19. For The Most part, there is a clear history of contact with someone with symptoms, a member of the household, or an occupational exposure. However, there is a surprisingly high number of patients in whom The Source is a mystery.

It is so important to keep washing our hands and avoiding touching our faces. Even a short RUB can be in our eye, is sufficient for the transmission of the infection.

If You are going to get infected, then You need a proper dose of the coronavirus. There is an explosion of experimental research on The Number of viral particles needed, and as these spread through the air and from surfaces. A breath releases hundreds of tiny droplets, But these do not have to travel far. A cough or sneeze, by contrast, can release hundreds of millions of droplets and these Will go anywhere.

In outdoor environments, they are quickly dispersed. And with The Help of a little sunlight, The Risk of infection is low. To encourage, therefore, our national guidelines, outdoor activities. Inside, it is more difficult, especially if the ventilation is restricted. Anywhere where people are talking about dense,, sing, hug, touch, these are all rights for the outbreaks The duration of exposure is also important. The longer time exposed, the greater The Risk .

As the taxi-driver, the Emperor may have been infected, through a Client - But he had stopped.

In fact, he was so concerned about the protection of his aged parents from Covid-19, he took his children from school a week before the lockout. How could she have been infected?

Front-line-diary

Prof John Wright , a physician and epidemiologist, is head of the Bradford Institute for Health Research, and a veteran of cholera, HIV and Ebola epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa. He writes the diary for the Bbc News and the recording of The Hospital departments for BBC Radio.

most of The Family stayed home, only going out for shopping, But the Emperor ' s mother needs dialysis Three Times a week, he would drive to Bradford Royal Infirmary.

And it was a further opportunity, if You leave all The House - for a funeral.

"It was a first cousin who was only 23 and had an accident. To pay we went to Sheffield, our condolences," the Emperor says.

the Emperor says no one at The Funeral sick, so it is impossible to say With Confidence that this is where The Family picked up a virus.

What is clear, though, is that eventually the whole family was sick. In fact, shortly after Marium was taken to The Hospital , her 84-year-old grandfather, Mohammed, arrived in another ambulance, and later followed by their mother, Saiqu.

Tragically, Mohammed, who came to Britain from Pakistan in the 1960s to work in the textile mills, not again. His loss was especially significant for The Family because he helped The Children of the Emperor ' s brother, Manir, died three years ago.

"He Said his farewell. I told my father that he was going to see his dead son, and that he was going to be United with him. I said to him, hugs and kisses from me to tell him we are all thinking about him," the Emperor says.

"I said To My father that we loved him very much and I reassured him and said, what a wonderful person he was. I said, I was so proud of him that he is The Best dad in The World , I could not ask for more, and that he had done so much for us throughout our lives.

"He suffered when he was young, he had a hard Life and had always grafted. He worked so hard for all of us. "

But the Emperor decided to keep The News of the death of his father from Children, for fear that the distress would be bad for your health.

And in fact, both Marium and her mother was better very quickly.

Dinesh Saralaya kept a watchful eye on Children. After he initially required a high volume of oxygen, after a few days she was already much better, and could of the CPAP.

Then, after a few days, Dinesh, You went Back To see and she called Kaiser - an emotional moment, Dinesh says, he Will never be forgotten.

Not Long After that, Marium was held. She is one of 450 patients successfully, at the Bradford Royal Infirmary.

It was then that Marium's father's death, learned of You .

"I said Marium, as soon as we got home. It was one of the hardest things I had to do. It was gnawing in me, to be honest," the Emperor says. "If I go to The Hospital and was with her, I broken would the message have gone straight to the point - You need to be able to comfort an arm round someone if You tell them. And I was worried that I had told her, when they could have ill You it, put back your recovery. "

Marium last conversation with her grandfather was on Facetime when she was in a Church, and he in another. As they spoke, he stood up and smiled, she says.

"I Will always carry that memory with me. He had a oxygen mask, so I just thought that he was not and he got an oxygen mask. I didn't know he was take to talk to a couple of hours for me to him. "

Like us, she is confused about why they are so much sicker than her five siblings.

"I think, Young People don't realize that can happen to You . I don't think it could happen to me," she says. "You don't see it coming, it's just suddenly there, and it can take You and leave You so sick. "

she plans to be at the University in the autumn-and imagine that many other Young People start their lives as students in halls of residence, lecture halls, libraries, and cafes, is as clueless as You about the possible risks.

But she's also drawing something positive from The Experience .

"This whole thing has made me stronger. You really learn the value of True Life , You know that Every Breath is important, and so important. Just to sit here, right now, Every Breath I take, I am so thankful for that. "

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