The native of Hamburg Alexandra Krannich is 34 years old and got Recently a Walker. To do this, was compelled, a few months after they had been infected with the Coronavirus, in a coma and respiration had to be.

"I now have a Walker, where I am also in between times can sit down. It's always a little bit better, but I still can't walk a long time,“ says Krannich the NDR and told their story, the example is for one of the really bad gradients from Covid-19.

Doctors learn New things about long-time Corona infection

On the long-term consequences of the disease, learn doctors day in and day out New things, different areas of the body can be affected. Doctors have reported a variety of impairments long after the disease.

Peter Berlit, Secretary-General of the German society for neurology, says, for example, about damage in the brain: "The restlessness and confusion, the performance of the memory can be affected“.

"Never seen before, like Covid-19 attacked the brain"

And Dr. Michael Zandi, an Advisor to the University College London Hospitals, says: "The way Covid-19 attacked the brain, we have seen in the case of other viruses never before“.

The Hamburg UKE turned out only a few days ago in a study that the heart by Covid-may be 19 affected. The disease can infect the heart cells and multiply, said the study leader, Dirk Westermann. In addition, the Virus was able to alter the gene activity of infected heart cells.

"Eventually resume a normal life

lead" In the UKE also Alexandra Krannich was. For you, it goes after the disease to get your strength back.

their care of their mother, who says the NDR is responsible first of all: "We hope that she is stabilized and that you can eventually lead a normal life".

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Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 01:27