Treatment of Omicron...

well we're very interested in your

experience because as I mentioned you

were the first doctor to suspect a

different coronavirus strain what did

you notice in your patients

so that's very interesting  you know

for the at least the last eight to ten

weeks we had what I call a breather

and we didn't see um really any code

with nineteen patients our infectivity

the rate was less than one percent so around

about this eighteenth

a young man came in he's thirty years of

age to me he doesn't feel well he's

very tired um

and he's got a slight headache and body

aches and pains and he actually thought

as well that it was because he was

working and it was extremely hot on the

Saturday and he thought that it was

coming from that

but for me you know to have that

type of symptoms I decided to test him

and he tested positive

simultaneously his family also had a

mate also made an appointment his wife in

the one child

um they said to me no they don't feel

well more at least the same but not as

tired as her husband

and both

the mother and the child also tasted

positive and there was a baby of four

weeks about four months old and we

tested the baby

The baby didn't have any symptoms and the

the baby was fine the baby tested positive

as well

but not a not

if it is very very

mild disease

uh easily treated well the the man is

already back at work um

and uh thereafter we have seen seven

more patients on the same day very

unusual

uh because I have access to the advisory

committee

um I we normally chat on the on the

whatsapp and I said listen guys I've

seen a

very interesting cases today it's not

the same clinical symptoms and with

um the delta variant uh

it's it's more similar to beta at that

stage I thought it was maybe more beta

related um or

the the other only other solution was uh

or conclusion was that it should be a

new variant they say they're not aware

of any variants at that stage, you know

variance that that is affecting us but

at the same time simultaneously our labs

also, pick up

a pc artist that was different from the

normal PCR results that they set in

um so everything sort of worked together

they also alert the NiCd and then last

the week the new variant was announced um

can I just jump into

before we get to what the lab found so

it was a young man so the symptoms you

mentioned they were mild they were

easily treatable and they were different

in that, it was exhaustion just a general

melees kind of feeling so these but but

it's key that you would notice mild and

easily treatable so off these samples go

to the lab and this new variant is

identified with 32 different mutations

and when that information comes back to

you what then was your reaction

well actually um I did a rapid test on

that young man and my reaction was one

of shock

you know I didn't expect after 10 weeks

of peace

life coming back to normal that was

really a big big shock I think the poor

the patient saw the shock on my face because

I said no not again I don't you know

it's like PTSD you don't want to go

through this again you have been through

that now three times

are you not going to go through this a

fourth time but unfortunately there's

nothing that you can do you you will go

through it, i think that's a bit what the

the world is doing but we'll get to global

reaction in just a second so you had

shock too and now at this point now that

it's been identified with all of these

mutations such as a high number of

mutations a variant of concern is

identified so quickly by the wh

what are the key how worried are you

about this and what are the key aspects

that is causing that level of concern

for you

so at this stage at this moment in time

um we are seeing young people mostly

with um who's being positive

um so far again that is up until today

maybe next week the picture will change

um they are easily treatable at home

and there's no need at this stage for

anyone to be admitted um the ones that

we are seeing and

the same with some of my colleagues

um also spoke with with some of the

specialists at um some of the bigger

hospitals in the Pretoria region because

we are the epicenter also didn't see a

the huge influx of patients um coming in one

or two patients in the hospital

um not uh the same that they are seeing

in the barracuda hospital, they are

seeing um young

more young people I'm not sure what

amount of what is the number of people

admitted there but they have

co-morbidities and whether that's Omron

omicron or

delta I'm not sure

what we are seeing in the surgeries uh

again it's predominantly young people

uh and interesting enough I have um on

Friday

seen two patients for a PCR test one 66

year-old lady it's been vaccinated and a

the guy in his uh around about 45 also being

vaccinated they both came back positive

but they are not extremely sick

so for now, it's

it looks fine um

and yeah if you have and yeah

everyone is talking

to the point that we as you said it

could be a very different picture in one

weeks and we don't know so much

about this this variant as it's just

arrived on the scene so the questions

that people seem to be pointing to are

just how transmissible is this if you're

indicating it's already in people who've

had the vaccination and potentially and

secondly, will it be able to evade

immunity from either vaccination or from

previous infection so how will people

scientists like yourself how will we go

about identifying answering those key

questions

very important so

here you need the clinical information

from the patient

I just saw a young man just

that's why I was late for this

27 years old he thought he had a tick

bite

and said to me you know I sometimes feel

very much the same as when he had

covert in July or also confirmed covert

um but he's only um something at this

stage except of that for the tiredness

and the headache and um

a bit of a very burning you know

eyes sore eyes that's more um you know

irritated eyes

so i just tested him in his positive so

this is the first potion that i'm now

seeing that had covered um six months

ago

and testing positive so that is a

reinfection so whether that's going to

go forward i don't know the rest of the

people that i've seen this morning was

all non-vaccinated young people mostly

children

that tested positive and that is how we

normally see it in the beginning of a

wife

young people it's predominately the the

children that gets positive um

results and then spreading it further so

um

the uh i i'm extremely happy

for these people that i have seen that's

been vaccinated

um the elderly like i've just mentioned

that lady and there was another lady as

well 61 also vaccinated very mild

symptoms i saw her last week she was

supposed to follow up today and she said

listen i'm not even going to come in i'm

fine and that is the same that we have

seen so

only time will tell us within the next

week or two what is going to happen

going forward but the symptoms are not

the same than with delta that is

important measures that we need to get

out so that there's an awareness and the

people out there

um if you're not feeling okay for the

past day or two

go to your doctor especially if it's

something like operation to retract um

related symptoms go and get yourself

tested make sure you're vaccinated if

you're not

wear your mask and let us see whether we

can keep this virus

symptoms mild

and not severe and not severe so take

precautions

go back to those public health measures

that the world has been following for

nearly two years now but what we've seen

in the global response dr cozier has

been a clamping down at the borders and

at airports travel restrictions widely

brought in japan today

israel the u.s is about to announce

restrictions today

i believe we had a clip from you from

the weekend saying it's hype and it

doesn't make any sense how would you

assess the global response to what you

are seeing clinically

well at this stage the this is a total

overreaction um as i said the whole

clinical picture might change and people

will say yes but isn't that our right to

do to protect our um

people in our countries yes it's your

right to protect people in your

countries but then i would have then i

would also caution you and say

no one will sleep safely at night not

before africa has been vaccinated so if

africa has not been vaccinated because

this is where your variants are going to

start and your mutations so you want to

sleep safely at night get africa

vaccinated uh if we can start there

i think we will we will already be

halfway through all the things to close

your borders i can promise you with this

small type of symptoms that we have seen

you will

the i'm quite sure your this variant is

already in some most of these countries

that's now trying to

to lock out um south africa

dr kozieb you have another interview i

have to let you go unfortunately because

i very much enjoyed our time a very

powerful argument for global vaccine

equity which is certainly a message that

we're talking about this morning as well

thank you very much for sharing your

experience and we'll be in touch and

following this as one of the countries

now dealing with this variant we

appreciate it

 

8 TIPS WORK OUT TO LOSE WEIGHT AT HOME

 

8 TIPS WORK OUT TO LOSE WEIGHT AT HOME:

 

1. Jumping Burpees Stand straight with your feet together. Bend at the knees and put your hands on the ground. Then kick your feet back behind you so that you end up in a straight-arm plank. After a moment, pull your feet back in towards your chest, quickly stand up, and immediately jump up while reaching your hands towards the ceiling and clap. Lower yourself back into the starting position and repeat from there. First of all, burpees help get your blood flowing and your heart pumping in no time, making them an awesome warm-up exercise. On top of that, burpees provide you with a great full-body workout that targets not only your abs and obliques (that’s the muscles on

your sides where that fat is sitting), but also your arms, quadriceps, glutes, chest, and hamstrings. Do 3 sets with 15 reps each.

 

2. Bicycle Crunches Lie down on your back and bend your legs so that your shins are parallel to the ground. Raise your chest up and lift your shoulders off the mat. Keep your hands behind your head with your elbows out. Move your bent right leg toward your chest and simultaneously straighten your left leg so that it's parallel to the floor. While doing that, move your left shoulder toward your right knee. Remember that your

elbows should remain out to the sides – this way, your stomach (not your neck!) will have to strain the most. This kind of crunch in particular works the sides of your stomach and hips. Do 3 sets with 10 to 20 reps each.

 

3. Kneeling Vacuum Kneel on the floor with your bum resting on your heels. Put your hands to the sides of your legs and pull your shoulders back. Now, imagine that you need to touch your spine with your belly button and suck your stomach in as far as possible. If you can't pull it in very far at first, don’t sweat it! Your results will improve with time. Hold this position for 5 to 10 seconds if you’ve never

done it before. Otherwise, you can hold your stomach in for 20 seconds. Some people don't breathe while doing this exercise, while others try not to interrupt their normal breathing. Choose whichever way is more comfortable for you, but don't relax your stomach muscles.

This seemingly simple technique works like magic if you need to reduce your midsection, shrink your waistline, and carve your abdominal muscles. Repeat this exercise 5 times before taking a break. If you're an experienced "vaccumist," you can do 10 reps and then stop for 1 minute.

 

4. Side Plank Lie on your right side and lean on your elbow so that it's directly below your shoulder. Lift your hips and hold your weight on your

right elbow and foot. If this is too hard for you at the beginning, bend your right leg and rest it on the floor while keeping your left leg straight – this will help absorb some of the weight until you build up your strength. And finally, reach your left hand up toward the ceiling. Just like a traditional plank, this exercise works your stomach muscles, as well as your back, glutes, and core. But most of all, the side plank focuses more on the obliques, which is a sure-fire way to get rid of love handles. Try to hold this one for 15 to 60 seconds on each side. Do at least 3 reps.

5. Swimmers Lie down on your stomach with your arms stretched out in front of you and shoulder-width apart. Your feet should be hip-width part on the mat. Tense your stomach muscles and lift your left arm and right leg up at the same time. Leave them in the air for 2 to 3 seconds, and then lower them back to the ground. Do the same thing with your right arm and left leg in the air. Do 10 reps of 5 counts on each side. If you want to break a sweat and burn more fat, alternate your legs and arms quickly 20 times on each side without letting them touch the ground.

Then do some slow movements. This exercise will take care of any lower back fat. It sculpts your rear end as an added bonus!

 

6. Russian Twist Sit down on the mat with your legs together and knees slightly bent. Lean your upper body back, and hold your legs off the ground. You can bend your arms over your chest or hold them straight out in front of you – whichever you feel most comfortable doing at first. Now, slowly twist your torso and arms to the left side. Hold it there for 3 seconds, then return to the initial position. Repeat the movement on the other side. Do 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps each. By the way, if you do the Russian twist with some weight in your hands, be it a dumbbell

or just a gallon of water, you'll burn calories and build muscle mass at a much faster rate!

 

7. Woodchoppers Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and your core engaged. You’ll need something with some weight to it to hold in your hands. Again, a medicine ball or a jug of water will do. Whatever it is, make sure you can get a good safe grip on it. Now, twist your torso to the right and hold the weight above your right shoulder. Then, turn your body and squat down while bringing the weight to the outside of your left knee. Go back up to the right, and repeat. Keep your eyes on the weight so that you don’t lose your balance. Also, if you're a beginner, don't pick a heavy weight; otherwise, it can lead to a bad rotator cuff injury. Do 3 sets of 12 to 15 reps on each side.

 

8. Reverse Crunches Lie down on the ground, lift your legs in the air, and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle. Keep your abdominal muscles tight and place your hands on the floor right next to your hips. Engage your lower abs to pull your knees up toward your chest. At the top of the movement, raise your hips up in the air so that your lower back and buttocks come off the ground by a couple inches. It's essential

to avoid any rocking movements while you're doing this. Pause at the top of the movement for a few seconds, and then slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position. Just like regular crunches, the reversed ones work the front of your abs, but they especially hit your lower abdominal muscles. Do 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps each. Aim to do this work out 4 to 5 times a week. It’s also a good idea to throw in some moderate-intensity aerobic activities, like swimming, jogging, or cycling. That’ll really kick up the fat-burning process so that those love handles melt right off! And, of course, you’ll need to change your diet a little if you don’t want that fat coming right back or not leaving at all! First of all, cut down your calorie intake. It doesn’t have to be anything too drastic – 500 fewer calories a day means you’ll start to lose about 1 to 2 pounds a week! Avoid eating processed and fried food. It's usually high in added sugars, preservatives, and additives. You’ll also want to stay away from the usual offenders: sweetened drinks, fast food, ready meals, junk food like cookies and chips, and fatty meat. Remember that high

amounts of added sugar get stored exactly around your stomach, which means (yep!) a spare tire! If you’re cutting fatty meats like bacon and sausage, simply replace them with lean alternatives such as fish, chicken, turkey, and lean red meat. It’s a good idea to replace foods rich in carbs with non-starchy veggies, such as cauliflower, celery, peppers, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, and the like. Try to eat 5 to 9 servings of

fruits and vegetables a day. By the way, some fruits are pretty high in carbs, so you might want to stick to berries since they don’t have as much sugar in them. And finally, drink more water! It’ll help reduce your overall weight and calorie-intake, so your love handles will shrink with time. Plus, if you’re working out, you need to replace the hydration you lose through sweat. Good luck out there, and let me know if these exercises worked for you.

 

COVID-19 Symptoms and Facts:

“I actually think that we should be using the scarce amounts of vaccine in the world today to make sure that everybody at risk, wherever they are, is protected – and you’re at risk if you’re a health worker, you’re at risk if you’ve got diabetes or heart disease or immune suppression.

“So why don’t we just get this vaccine to where it’s needed?

“Now, some countries giving lots of vaccine and doing boosters and giving it to some children – I find that difficult because, from my point of view, as somebody who’s responsible for world issues, I just can’t distinguish between a person in the UK or a person in Uruguay who’s at risk of the disease – I want to see the vaccine available to everybody.

 “So I’m still pushing against this business of using lots of vaccine in a few countries where we’ve got a shortage, especially because this virus is constantly changing and new variants are emerging quite regularly, so we have to have a worldwide approach to it and not a country-by-country approach.”

The WHO has called for a moratorium on booster doses until the end of 2021 so vaccines can be shipped to parts of the world where many at-risk people remain unvaccinated.

It said that while third doses may be necessary for immune compromised people, widespread booster jabs could be better put to use elsewhere.

 “So far, just two countries in Africa have reached the 40% target, the lowest of any region.

“As I said last week, that’s not because African countries don’t have the capacity or experience to roll out vaccines. It’s because they have been left behind by the rest of the world.

“More than 5.7 billion doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of those have been administered in Africa.

“This leaves people at high risk of disease and death exposed to a deadly virus against which many other people around the world enjoy protection.

“This doesn’t only hurt the people of Africa, it hurts all of us. The longer vaccine inequity persists, the more the virus will keep circulating and changing, the longer the social and economic disruption will continue, and the higher the chances that more variants will emerge that render vaccines less effective.”

Asked whether the booster campaign undermines global vaccine equity, the deputy chief medical officer told a Downing Street press briefing on Tuesday: “Of course, as public health people we take a very strong view that it is important that the whole world has access to vaccines, and that until everyone has access to them, none of us are fully safe.

 “Based on the information that my colleagues have given to me (at the end of August), nine countries have already announced that they are actively starting some form of booster campaign, and there is further intelligence that 18 others are also considering it.

“So from that perspective the UK is not alone in thinking that it will need to do this to give maximum protection to its population this winter.”

COVID Vaccine

How is the Covid-19 Vaccine given?

The COVID-19 vaccine is given through an injection in the upper arm muscle. Some COVID-19 vaccines are single-dose while others are given in two (2) doses three to four weeks apart.

Are all vaccine made against Viruses?

There are different types of germs that cause infection, and vaccines are made accordingly. For example, diseases like tuberculosis, tetanus, pneumonia, meningitis, and diphtheria are caused by bacteria; vaccines available for these work against respective bacteria. Measles, hepatitis, chicken pox, influenza, and now COVID-19 are viral diseases, with vaccines available. A vaccine against malaria, which is caused by another type of germ (plasmodium), is under development.

We need to ware mask after getting vaccine of COVID-19?

Yes. Wearing masks, washing hands and keeping a distance of 6 feet from others remain the cornerstone of protection from COVID-19, even when someone has received the vaccine.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm definition and actualities Part 2

A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Undermined crack of stomach aneurysms is a surgical crisis. Once an aneurysm breaks, half of those with the aneurysm bite the dust before they achieve the doctor's facility. The more it takes to get to the working room, the higher the mortality.

Causes of abdominal aortic aneurysms

 

The most well-known reason for aortic aneurysms is "solidifying of the courses" called arteriosclerosis. A larger part of aortic aneurysms are caused by arteriosclerosis. The arteriosclerosis can debilitate the aortic divider and the expanded weight of the blood being pumped through the aorta causes shortcoming of the inward layer of the aortic divider.

The aortic divider has three layers, the tunica adventitia, tunica media, and tunica intima. The layers add quality to the aorta and flexibility to endure changes in circulatory strain. Constantly expanded pulse causes the media layer to separate and prompts the ceaseless, moderate expansion of the aorta. Smoking is a noteworthy reason for aortic aneurysm. Studies have demonstrated that the rate of aortic aneurysm has fallen at an indistinguishable rate from populace smoking rates.

Other causes of aortic aneurysms

•        Genetic/innate: Genetics may assume a part in building up an aortic aneurysm. The danger of having an aneurysm increments if a first-degree relative likewise has one. The aneurysm may display at a more youthful age and is additionally at a higher danger of break.

•        Genetic ailment: Ehlers-Danlos disorder and Marfan disorder are two connective tissue ailments that are related with the improvement of aortic aneurysm. Anomalies of the connective tissue in the layers of the aortic divider can add to shortcoming in segments of the aorta.

•        Post-injury: Trauma can harm the aortic divider and cause prompt harm or it might cause a territory of shortcoming that will frame an aneurysm after some time.

•        Arteritis: Inflammation of veins as happens in Takayasu sickness, monster cell arteritis, and backsliding polychondritis can add to aneurysm.

•        Mycotic (parasitic) disease: A mycotic or contagious contamination might be related with immunodeficiency, IV medicate mishandle, syphilis, and heart valve surgery.

Size are most abdominal aortic aneurysms

Most aortic aneurysms are fusiform. They are molded like an axle ("fusus" implies axle in Latin) with augmenting all around the perimeter of the aorta. (Saccular aneurysms simply include a segment of the aortic divider with a restricted out stashing).

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are they genetic?

Stomach aortic aneurysms have a tendency to happen in white guys beyond 60 years old. In the United States, these aneurysms happen in up to 3.0% of the populace. Aneurysms begin to shape at about age 50 and top at age 80. Ladies are less inclined to have aneurysms than men and African Americans are less inclined to have aneurysms than Caucasians.

There is a hereditary segment that inclines one to building up an aneurysm; the pervasiveness in somebody who has a first-degree relative with the condition can be as high as 25%.

Collagen vascular maladies that can debilitate the tissues of the aortic dividers are likewise connected with aortic aneurysms. These illnesses incorporate Marfan disorder and Ehlers-Danlos disorder.