Can You Relapse with the Coronavirus Infection?

Our world is currently undergoing the COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus pandemic. While scientists all over the world are working hard to devise an antidote for the virus, which could stop the transmission of the viral spread, no such good news is expected to be had anytime soon. On the contrary, medical professionals are on high alert that individuals previously affected with the virus could actually relapse back into the infection. In mid-April, around 150 cases of COVID-19 patients, relapsing was registered. What is making recovered patients who'd seemingly beat the novel coronavirus infection relapse again? Let's take a look.

You Need to Be Careful if You Have Low Immunity

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed upwards of a hundred thousand lives across the world. Virologists are trying their best to understand the nature and dynamic characteristics of this novel coronavirus strain. As news of patients reporting a relapse of their coronavirus infection is coming in, they have concluded that low immune development could be a leading factor why some people are relapsing with the COVID-19.

Research has discovered that the virus may only replicate within some surface cells of the respiratory tract. Due to this small concentration of the virus, the body does not activate its immune response against it. Your body’s natural anti-bodies may not get a chance to get produced at all if you only suffered from a mild form of the infection initially. Scientists have reported these “relapse” cases in individuals who’d reported false negative on testing and those, who possibly had the virus re-activated within their body.

Studies conducted in China on the same subject states that less than 1/3 ^rd of the patients infected develop antibodies to fight the risk of infection a second time. Even if your body is successful in producing an antibody to fight the novel coronavirus, there is no guarantee that you will be safe from a relapse of the infection.

What We Can Hope for

The only way to contain the spread of such a highly contagious viral strain is to – either, develop immunity against it after being infected or, via preventive pharmaceutical intervention such as vaccination.

The global medical system is already under great strain in trying to provide remedial action for the million and more people infected. Relapse cases will only further strain the system and make it all the more so difficult to respond to the pandemic.

At this point, the medical fraternity can only hope that our world population gradually begins to exhibit a sort of herb immunity against infection by this virus. With no ready vaccine in sight, prevention is all we can hope for.

If you've been infected the first time, you can pray for your body to have developed the necessary antibodies to fight a re-activation of this virus in your body a second time.

Don’t Delay Medical Check-Ups

If you have any of the symptoms associated with the COVID-19 infection and happen to reside in or around Phoenix, come visit our health and wellness clinic – Phoenix Family Medical Clinic. You don’t want to let the novel coronavirus grow inside your body. Take immediate action and prevent yourself from a life or death situation.

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