of gum disease with the Corona virus and the risk of its spread among Arabs
Dean Khaled Abdel Hamid, a consultant dentist at the University of London and head of the Anglo-American-Saudi Medical Association, warned of the danger of the spread of the Corona Covid 19 virus among the Arabs, as he, through his direct contact with a number of researchers from the University of London graduates and workers in the province of Weihan in China and others who work In the Iranian city of Qom and South Korea as well as southern Italy, which are the areas that are the epicenter for the spread of this dangerous virus, as it has been observed that people with untreated chronic gingivitis are more susceptible to infection with Covid 19 virus and they are also the most vulnerable to acute pneumonia due to this virus and they are most likely to die.
The Covid-19 virus is from the coronavirus family that includes SARS (respiratory syndrome) and the March virus (Middle East respiratory syndrome), but this virus is the most dangerous after the Spanish flu virus in 1920, as it infected more than twenty million people in a short period, because the virus Kofi 19 is more aggressive and stays in the air for a week and could turn into a global pandemic soon, as it spread frighteningly in more than 57 countries in the world and infected more than 100 thousand people until this investigation was written.
Dr. Dean indicated that the reason for its rapid spread in both China and Iran is the high incidence of chronic, uncontrolled gum disease in both China and Iran, as chronic gingivitis causes the jaw bone to melt between the teeth, which generates deep pockets that are a source of millions of germs in These pockets, which in turn change a person''s immunity, making him more vulnerable to bronchitis, and these pockets are a fertile breeding ground for the Covid 19 virus to move from them to the lungs to be severe and can be fatal as these viruses enter the salivary glands, so this person becomes a dangerous source of infection for others.
Dr. Dean noticed through his contact with his fellow researchers in Weihan, China, and Qom, Iran, that the danger of this virus in infecting the lung enters the patient in a state of lung failure and his need for artificial respiration, and that those who have untreated chronic gum disease are more prone to lung failure than those who have gums. Healthy
During a press conference held in the conference room of the first center for medical specialties in Riyadh, Dr. Dean stressed the need to pay attention to the fact that the Arabs suffer from approximately 40 to 60% of them suffering from chronic and uncontrolled gingivitis, which may expose the Arab world to the risk of this epidemic the killer .
Dr. Dean Khaled Abdel Hamid called for the need to pay attention to oral health, treat gum disease, and maintain perfect oral health, and stressed the need to follow the World Health Organization’s guidelines for washing hands every hour, avoiding human gatherings, increasing vitamin C, maintaining physical fitness, and avoiding psychological anxiety that can be. To dampen the body’s immunity and wear masks in the event of a cold, or visiting hospitals and human gatherings, and a balanced diet.
