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In principle, almost everyone knows that the coronavirus can infect young, strong and healthy people. But how and to what extent, few have talked about it in as much detail as Kristóf Tóth, the 24-year-old OSC-Újbuda center, in an interview with vlv.hu.
Tóth’s club was devastated by the epidemic at the end of August: 10 of the 14 players tested positive. Like our hero’s companions, he rested at home in quarantine, with no particular symptoms other than a small pain in his chest. Then one Wednesday he felt a stronger pain under his right chest and back, sort of like when the air gets stuck. He called the ambulance at dawn, who recommended Algopoyrin. The pain reliever helped, but as the problem returned the next day and got worse, Tóth finally went to the László Hospital.
The speed at which the coronavirus can spread to a person has been dramatically demonstrated by the events of the following hours.
The athlete was immediately bled at the hospital and subjected to a PCR test and would have simply been sent for a CT scan when the blood test result arrived. His blood count was so scary that he had already been taken to CT in a wheelchair. There, he was found to have pneumonia and massive bilateral pulmonary embolism.
His condition deteriorated at such a rate that he was in serious danger after the CT scan:
“Then came the worst half hour of my life. I felt horrible pain in my chest and back at the same time, with every breath I took, with every movement. The water flowed from me like after a hard workout and I couldn’t even speak anymore. Unfortunately, it also happened that I started to choke, I could not breathe in any way. Eternal thanks to the nurses, the nurses, who fixed it with lightning speed and started giving me oxygen with a nasal tube. “
In addition to the stroke, 24-year-old Tóth, who was also treated with anticoagulant and antiviral medication, was on a ventilator for a week and a half. After two weeks, the embolism was absorbed and the pneumonia largely disappeared, but her symptoms only disappeared in the third week. He spent a total of three weeks and three days in the hospital, but his PCR test only came back negative after the fifth week, meaning the virus remained active in his body until then.
His doctors told him that he could probably continue playing sports; Meanwhile, he wasn’t sure at all, but even if he managed to get back, it would be a very long process. “No one can say how long rehab lasts, you shouldn’t rush” Tóth said.
Doctors certainly couldn’t tell him if he had protected himself after that. They told him that the antibody appeared in the blood of 3-4 out of 10 people and that was the case with him, so for half a year he was probably protected from reinfection, although it is not guaranteed.
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