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My mother age 58 she was dialysis patient alternate day she will go for dialysis to private hospital she stay their half day for dialysis .
but my query is I have 2 kids under below 2 yrs both..
In these covid time hope no any side effects to my children's or I have to be separate home pls advice .. if I have to be separate for time being than I will send my wife to her mother home pls tell am confuse . Sometime my mother also prepares food . I need genuine advice I don't feel any bad pls tell ..
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Chances of acquiring infection is high. In this COVID time, it’s better if you can maintain better hygiene.
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1. Dialysis, given fr ckd, can hv added risk of infections as well as covid 19
2. If patient is not a covid contact or hv no symptoms of covid like fever, dry cough, sore throat, diarrhoea, breathlessness then no isolation is reqd ff family members
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Patient due to high risk should follow all covid preventive guidelines like face masks, social distance etc
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Hi. I understand your concern s. It's better to keep elders away from kids. As kids are asymptomatic carriers.
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello noted above history and related concerns.
As you mentioned dialysis patients are more prone to infection.
So also kids below 5 yrs
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