Is Trump still suffering from Covid?

[newguy]

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I don't think he ever contracted the virus. I mean, how could you when you live on a golf course chasing squirrels in the bush. This post will trigger small minds.

It seems that your New Years resolution has been broken already. I thought you had me on ignore for the year, and 10 days in, you are back to reading my posts, according to your edit. Welcome back.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

dml, it looks like it may be a case of chicken or the egg according to the link you provided:

The researchers’ findings suggest that people with preexisting psychiatric disorders may be more prone to developing COVID-19.

A study from October suggested that people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder are more likely to have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

“High anxiety increases circulating cortisol, which has health effects including diminished immunity, which may play a role,” says Saltz.

In other words, being highly anxious or depressed could ultimately make a person more susceptible to COVID-19.

And this:

The researchers found that having a psychiatric disorder in the year before testing positive for COVID-19 was linked to a 65 percent greater risk for getting the disease.

Sounds like it could be similar to the CO2/temperature issue, where correllation and causation are being confused?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

To be clear, all of the reports are direct quotes from news articles about Covid brain research. And the links for each of the 3 sections are included. So if you do not like the wording, take it up with them and call them stupid. Also note, the quote you are having problems with is out of England who have a different way of phasing things than we do. Maybe Mallee could interpret it differently than you are reading it given his Australian links to English.

The bottom line to all three reports is there are more mental health issues in Covid surviors than in the general public and those mental health issues are long lasting (90+ days in this research).

I didn't call anyone stupid. In fact, I'd like to thank you for bringing this information to the discussion. This type of data is more useful than any infection rate stats that we keep getting bombarded with.

Dementia is an issue I take very seriously due to family history.

My issue is that this stat should have thrown up massive red flags about the take away from the article. Not doubting that the info is true. Just that it cannot possible portray what you think it says, as the mathematical impossibility of that shows in a previous post.
Some critical thinking goes a long way.

[dmlfarmer]

dml, it looks like it may be a case of chicken or the egg according to the link you provided:

Again, the wording in this report is very confusing, but it is one of many reports of a link between covid and long term mental health issues. That is the point I was making.

Second the statement you pulled out may clarify the statement you first objected to in the report:

Nearly 6 percent of adults diagnosed with COVID-19 developed a psychiatric disorder for the first time ever within 90 days, compared to just 3.4 percent of patients who didn’t have COVID-19."

Most importantly, your wording may lead some on this list to believe mental health issues cause covid. The most important words to pull out of the statement you pulled from the report is "more susceptible" Covid is not caused by mental health issues. but takes advantage, as all diseases to, anything that lowers immunity:

In other words, being highly anxious or depressed could ultimately make a person more susceptible to COVID-19.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Again, the wording in this report is very confusing, but it is one of many reports of a link between covid and long term mental health issues. That is the point I was making.

Second the statement you pulled out may clarify the statement you first objected to in the report:


Most importantly, your wording may lead some on this list to believe mental health issues cause covid. The most important words to pull out of the statement you pulled from the report is "more susceptible" Covid is not caused by mental health issues. but takes advantage, as all diseases to, anything that lowers immunity:

Nothing to disagree with. Not trying to say that mental health issues cause covid.

But this increased susceptibility to Covid may partly explain the higher rates of psychiatric disorders following covid. Not easy untangle the cause and effect when someone is at risk of(or already has) mental health issues.