₦airaland Forum

What's with all this private hospitals thinking they can independently handle coronavirus cases

This is purely madness, do u want to get us all killed

It is highly contagious and there is utmost need to keep tabs on those they have come in contact with, that's why NCDC should take on all the cases.

Oluwa come to our aid!

Richy4:
12 years.. A whole 12 years of marriage, she just ended it with a freaking phone call.. as if it was 12days.. That's the height of disregard/ disrespect of the highest order. When she got pregnant, she should have disappeared at that point knowing that the baby can't possibly be his... And he stood by her all through the pregnancy to birth..

No matter what the man has done, he doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. I wish he visited a therapist for this instead of taking his life.

This is Nigeria, therapy is not easily accessible, especially to someone who probably resides in a rural setting. I am so pained! This woman is so damn wicked! Why didn't she walk away in the first instance? Cannot even imagine what the man went through

What is happening? Almighty God save our souls.

May his soul rest in peace.

Interesting!

Thank goodness there is no arguing and cursing each other out on this thread. We can stand united against injustice in our nation.

#hopefornigerians

UKBobo:
Hope your N3,000 monthly stipend has been supplemented with 50g of COVID gari.

Step-children of poverty!

Lord!

Mr commissioner you got it all wrong, you should have faked your condolences rather than rejoicing publicly, now see where it landed you.

The legacy we leave behind is all that matters and counts at the end of the day.

MagnumDealzNG:
how is Funke Akindele self?

Still on community service i guess

Rules is for the common man and helpless masses. Nigeria is a land of zero governance.

odinga1of:
Nice meeting u here, I'm Jay.

Can we be friends?

Sure we can.

odinga1of:
Those that patronised the hospital once said what you just said madam.

Lol...okay i hope and pray my case would be different.

May his soul find rest.

Death is inevitable!!!

Let's strive to live honest lives because at the end of the day, our works is all we ve got and would be remembered for.

I'd rather continue dieting and exercising than opt for shortcuts with grave consequences.

My opinion anyways!

Over feeding is a sin!

Good God! What's up with fire this season

Oluneutral:
How come nobody is seeing.........
1. Their baby is just 3 months old and the baby is their first child.

2. She delivered through CS.

3. She started refusing sex when she was seven months pregnant.



Na wa o! Women, always at the receiving end.

Mr Man, try and empathize with your wife.

She has fears, maturely find out the cause of her fears and not by ignoring her.

I pray for wisdom for you.

God bless you! Being logical seems so difficult these days.

� A QUESTION PEOPLE OFTEN ASK �


� What treatments was given to the civil 19 patients?

Most respiratory viruses-- including Corona viruses such as the ones that causes the Common Cold -- are self-limiting, so to say.

What this means is that they have a relatively finite period in the human body before they "wear themselves out," or the immune system contains them, and the sufferer recovers.

Treatment for these viruses is thus mostly aimed at;

1. Relieving symptoms, in order to make the sufferer comfortable.

2. Keeping the infected person alive by supporting organ systems attacked and impaired by the virus.

Most times, treatment is not aimed at curing such viral illnesses, by attacking the virus itself. This is partly because they're self-limiting, and partly because developing antiviral medication is darn difficult due to the fact that they mutate so rapidly, and are more or less like shape shifters. Ergo, if you develop a treatment against this form today, tomorrow they may mutate into a form resistant to said treatment.

So, the best form of treatment for such viruses is prevention, either by modification of social and lifestyle habits, to break the chain of transmission; or by vaccination.

If someone however becomes infected, treatment, as the immune system slugs it out with the virus, is usually supportive, and not definitive.

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Before we move on to COVID-19, I want to make a distinction and clarification between two forms of treatments- supportive treatment, and definitive treatment.

� DEFINITIVE/SPECIFIC TREATMENT

In the context of infectious diseases, definitive treatment entails treatment targeted specifically at the offending organism, aimed at eliminating it from the body. Once this is done, the body-- through its repair mechanisms, heals itself of the damage already caused by the organism, and the person recovers.

An example is use of antimalarial drugs to treat Malaria, and antibiotics to treat bacterial infections.

� SUPPORTIVE TREATMENT

This, in the context of infectious diseases, is treatment not aimed at eliminating the organism, but relieving its symptoms, and supporting vital bodily functions already compromised by it, while waiting for, or hoping that, the immune system will contain said infection.

So, if the person is having a distressful cough, you may have to give cough syrups to suppress it; if there's fever, you may have to use anti-pyretics, such as paracetamol, to relieve it; if in pain, analgesics may be used generously to make the patient more comfortable; etc.

If the infection compromises the function of certain vital organ systems, and the person is at risk of dying without optimal functioning of said system, you support the organ's function:

- For failing lungs; oxygen, and ventilators, may be needed.

- For cardiovascular collapse; fluids, and vaso-pressors may be given.

- For kidney failure; dialysis may come in handy.

Etc.

By doing these, you may be able to keep the body going, while the immune system wages battle against the offending organism.

If by the time the immune system is able to win the war and contain the infection, you have managed , through your supportive treatment, to keep the person alive, the person recovers.

However, if the damage caused by the organism in its wake is too much, and your supportive treatment couldn't keep the person alive to see the end of the battle between immune system and bug, the person dies.


For COVID-19, the "finite" period of battle between immune system and virus is usually between 2 to 6 weeks-- up to 8 weeks in some instances, depending on the competence/resilience of the person's immune system, among other things.

If one is able to withstand the onslaught of the virus within this period, the person would pull through, sometimes without any treatment, other times with supportive treatment, all depending on the severity of the disease.

To put this in context, COVID-19 has 5 clinical variants BASED ON SEVERITY;

1. Asymptomatic Form.

In this form, one gets infected without manifesting any symptom whatsoever. The person thus ends up just as a mere carrier, spreading the infection to others.

2. Mild Disease.

Some people would get the virus, but just have upper respiratory tract infection, with symptoms such as sneezing, mild fever, cough, malaise, etc; and recover rapidly, with or without any supportive treatment.

3. Moderate Disease.

This group would go on to develop lower respiratory tract infection, with pneumonia, and would need some supportive treatment, but may not be sick enough to need oxygen therapy.

4. Severe Disease.

This group develop Pneumonia, and get so sick that they would need oxygen therapy.

5. Critical Disease

This group of patients get so bad, and develop A.R.D.S, and ventilatory respiratory failure, so much that they would need a ventilator to survive, without which they'd definitely die.

� NB

This classification is based solely on the effect of the virus on the respiratory system, its primary target in the body. That however doesn't mean that the virus only affects the lungs.


The form of the disease one develops depends on a host of factors including;

1. Immune status.

2. Age.

3. Presence of other co-morbidities, such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Cancer, Chronic Lung Diseases, etc.


People with asymptomatic and mild to moderate forms of the disease don't need much help to recover; sometimes they're even advised to stay at home, especially in countries whose Hospitals are already overwhelmed, and are managed with minor conservative/supportive measures to relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, chest pain, and cough.

People with severe and critical forms of the disease would need Hospital admission and a lot of supportive measures, including oxygen therapy, ventilators, anti-shock therapy-- if necessary, and the full compliment of ICU care.

If conservative measures are enough to sustain the person, the person could still pull through even without specific antiviral therapy.

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� CONCLUSION

Hope I've been able to make you understand how recovery is possible, even without a definitive cure.

Now you know.

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Just in case you were wondering, I intentionally didn't want to dabble into the controversies surrounding touted specific antiviral remedies such as the Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin combination, Kaletra/Alluvia, Arbidol, etc; because whatever influence they have on prognosis doesn't negate the submissions made here.

Rickjordan:
One of the reason i support Islamic marriage, if she wan misbehave bring more subtitudes, na you go do tire period

Me too oh!

Hey! Leave her to rest oh!

Why am i suddenly grateful am not married yet? Can't be having sex 20 times a day all in the name of coronavirus lockdown

Cuties

Petyprincess:
Why date someone you can't marry in first place?

My thought exactly! Its simply witchcraft to wait until proposal to finally realize you don't want to be with them.

Ningen:
No, it doesn't end there. You keep trying again and again until you are crippled by the effects of kneeling down. Then you start prostrating.

SAVAGE

Nigeria's security agencies will never cease to amaze me.

decatalyst:
The lady didn't want to commit murder...if not, that mobile policeman should be in the morgue by now.


How could an officer of the law put his own life and other road user's life in danger by jumping on the bonnet of a moving car? How

Nigeria is far from even being a third world country!

Who jumps on a moving vehicle
Am beyond shocked!

Grammar upon grammar. The Nigerian govt is actively seeking ways to evade their responsibilities to their citizens.

It is well!

cana882:
In addition to that:
- Overusing your data: Manage your data cause you might not have enough to subscribe when it gets finished.

- listening to stupid theories and notions: because you’re less busy so you have sufficient time to engage in conversation as well as listen to people’s views and opinions. However, guard your ears from what you hear as you might get convinced about stupid theories and assumptions riddling the internet.

- developing destructive habits: some singles can become lonely and bored which can lead them to masturbating. You need to be conscious about this deleterious act.

- overthinking: many people are already pessimistic about the outcome of the post pandemic era. Such act can be suicidal and depressing. Hence, my advice is try not to overthink about the negative repercussions that this epidemic will cause. Instead, be focused on the positives and be optimistic that your company will not lay you off, that your business will grow bigger, that your promotion you worked hard for over the years will not be jettisoned, that your dreams will not be bridled, and that your joy will not be truncated.

God bless you.

I wonder how we got here

Lai Lai Mohammed! When will the whole truth be told to Nigerians

CoronaVirusPro:
Married women are sweeter that single ladies

They have more matured knowing whats at stake with regards to risk involved in the relationship.

They more experienced, energetic when it co;es to treating a man right. And they are safer, pregnancy issue cant co;e up cos it can easily be transferred to the husband at home.

Jesu!