Effect of intestinal parasites infection on clinical features of patients infected with COVID-19 in Al-Diwaniyah governorate

Abstract

The study included a survey of intestinal parasites of patients infected with the emerging coronavirus, COVID-19 in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, from October 2021 to June 2022, aimed to study the effect of concomitant parasitic infections on the severity of infection with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), by examining 211 patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-COVID-19), their infection was confirmed by Real time PCR method in the laboratories of Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital. The results show that the severity of COVID-19 was determined based on clinical symptoms and co-parasitic infection, these symptoms are represented by a cough, fever, loss of taste and smell, shortness of breath, diarrhea, diastolic and systolic blood pressure, lack of oxygen, heart rate, and a high temperature of more than 37° C. The immunoglobulins showed that 7 and 8 cases positive for IgM & IgG were recorded, respectively, while 3 cases were negative for IgM and 4 cases were also negative for IgG, as for patients suffering from parasitic infection in addition to covid 19, 6 positive cases for both IgM & IgG and 4 negative cases for both IgM & IgG were recorded.