MU holds talk on real life experience of COVID-19 patients
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 05 2021:
Manipur University's Department of Zoology & Botany (Life Sciences) organised its virtual 9th series of 'Talks on Covid-19' with speakers including MU Department of Chemistry Prof RK Bhubon Singh, deputy registrar Dr RK Joteen Singh, Department of Life Sciences research scholar Ksh Ghanashyam Singh and Indian Red Cross Society Manipur treasurer and MU Department of Biochemistry assistant professor Dr Senjam Sunil Singh speaking on the topic 'Real life experience on Covid-19' .
Addressing the attendee, Ksh Ghanashyam recalled how he and his whole family recovered after getting infected with Covid-19 and stressed that the most important thing one should remember during the sickness is to remain strong, emotionally and physically while Dr RK Joteen stated that he along with two of his family members contracted the infectious disease on May 14.Recounting that he went for testing May 12 after developing mild fever and immediately isolated himself upon confirmation of the infection, Dr Joteen said that during his illness he become aware from doctors that the sickness lasts for 12-14 days.
Though the first phase around the 6-7th day shows no serious symptom one should be extremely careful and consult with the medical practitioner to avoid complications, he said and reminded that avoiding social gathering, isolating from others and getting tested are the best ways for speedy recovery.
Meanwhile, Prof RK Bhubon said that though he had received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine he was diagnosed with Covid-19 along with four members of his family but all recuperated within short notice.
He observed that the swift recovery might be due to timely medication and tests conducted as per the doctors' advice.
Prof Bhubon also inferred that one of the factors for Covid-19 causalities is due to co-morbidity like blood sugar, blood pressure, etc, of the patients.
As such, he advised that tests such as chest X-ray, KFT/LFT, Ferritin, PT-INR, C-Reactive Protein (CRP), D-Dimer, ESR and interleukin-6 (IL-6) should be taken by co-mor- bid Covid-19 patients in advance because abnormalities in these tests indicate impaired kidney and liver function, increase in blood urea nitrogen, ferritin, potassium, triglycerides which can lead to lungs and multi-organ failure.
Prof Bhubon also pointed out that if patients are given steroids, they should check their sugar level frequently as such medication is not advisable for diabetic patients.
He further said that people should not take medicines only on the advice of doctor.
Joining the virtual series, Dr S Sunil shared that people must follow Covid-19 SOPs at all times and strongly advocated proper wearing of face mask especially during the second wave, which is highly transmissible.
Getting vaccinated also helps reduce severity from the disease, he said.
The programme was jointly moderated by Department of Zoology Prof RK Gambhir and Department of Botany Prof Kananbala Sarangthem and attended by Organising Committee chairman and dean of School of Life Sciences Prof L Rupachandra Singh, Department of Botany HOD Prof RR Pandey, Department of Zoology HOD Prof N Mohilal Meitei and Dr Ksh Birla Singh along with 158 participants.
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