More than 400 million people around the world are affected by allergic rhinitis due to exposure to airborne allergens such as dust, pet dander, dust mites, mould and pollen. About 10-30 per cent of adults and 40 per cent of children globally are estimated to suffer from the condition. A common allergy, if not the most common, in the UAE, it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated here too just as around the globe.
One of the problems of lack of proper treatment is the possibility of allergic rhinitis developing into asthma.
Covid UAE: Some kids prone to severe inflammation after virus recovery
Nandini Sircar/Dubai Filed on March 12, 2021
Large epidemiological studies suggest that children comprise only 1 to 2 per cent of all Covid-19 cases.
Doctors in the UAE say that while a vast majority of kids with Covid-19 don’t get sick or show only mild flu-like symptoms, a few can develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome that causes severe inflammation of the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, weeks after recovering from Covid-19.
Dr Darshan Doddaiah, Specialist Pediatrician with Prime Medical Center King Faisal Road Sharjah, opines, “Only a small percentage of children develop a disorder called multisystem inflammatory syndrome which seems likely due to intense autoimmune response.”
UAE: Covid severity among kids depends on immune response, doctors say
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Few may develop severe inflammation of heart, lungs, kidneys, brain after recovering from Covid.
Doctors in the UAE say that while a vast majority of kids with Covid-19 don’t get sick or show only mild flu-like symptoms, a few can develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome that causes severe inflammation of the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, weeks after recovering from Covid-19.
Dr Darshan Doddaiah, Specialist Pediatrician with Prime Medical Center King Faisal Road Sharjah, opines, “Only a small percentage of children develop a disorder called multisystem inflammatory syndrome which seems likely due to intense autoimmune response.”
With several school and university students still in online learning mode, UAE doctors are calling on the youth — and their parents — to watch for health issues that may arise from long hours of daily virtual classes.