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Publish date: 2024-05-03

COVID SURVIVORS VULNERABLE TO DUST

Medical experts say survivors of Covid-19 could be vulnerable to the health effects of the Sahara dust cloud.

“Those patients are dragging with them some level of damage to their lungs and this dust storm could very well exacerbate their symptoms,” said Orlando Health pulmonologist Dr. Herman Gaztambide to WESH.

“When you have COVID-19 infection, it’s an active infection, so you are expected to have a fever with it which is very different than allergies which would give you almost every other symptom, but allergies can never give you fever,” he added.

Gaztambide said the main way to prevent allergies from Saharan dust is to stay inside for the next few days. He said COVID-19 masks could also help.

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