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A member asked:
What pre-existing conditions could increase someone's risk of contracting covid-19?
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Covid-19: Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, auto-immune disease,COPD,age>65 increase the possibility of more serious disease but they do not increase the risk of actually getting it.
Answered 7/27/2020
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COVID 19: They don't change risk for transmission - but can increase risk for more severe illness. Comorbid conditions which can increase risks include diabetes, severe obesity, chronic pulmonary disease & asthma, liver or kidney disease, significant cardiac problems, being immunocompromised (such as HIV/AIDS, organ transplants, cancer treatments).
Answered 7/28/2020
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