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The chief physician of Moscow’s 40th infectious disease hospital, which specializes in treating COVID-19 patients, named the most common causes of death for patients.
In the body of patients infected with the coronavirus infection, dangerous bacteria rapidly develop leading to the so-called superinfection, which can cause death. This was stated by Denis Protsenko, chief physician at Moscow’s 40th infectious disease hospital, which specializes in treating COVID-19 patients, Moscow’s Echo reported on Dec. 6.
According to him, bacteria are resistant, they multiply rapidly, so doctors have to change treatment tactics. During three months, various infections appeared in the hospital’s intensive care units due to the transfer of patients from other hospitals.
Protsenko named the most common causes of death in COVID-19 patients: hypoxia, thromboembolism, and sepsis.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. March 11, 2020 World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.
By data American Johns Hopkins University, as of December 6, more than 66.8 million cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the world. More than 1.5 million died from COVID-19, 42.9 million recovered.
