[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and icddr,b have been researching the pandemic COVID-19 since it has been introduced to Bangladesh. Recently, they have published a news that has risen many question. They find that the rate of Covid-19 antibody prevalence among slum people was a whopping 74%. The more astonishing news is this rate is more than the people who are not living in slums.
From the very start, every authority has been concerned about slum dwellers that slum people would be the most vulnerable because of COVID, both economically and physically. There is no doubt that pandemic and the resultant lockdown has devastated their source of livelihood. There home is encroached with high density, lack of proper sanitation, nutrition as well as health facilities would be the main reason to save them from COVID. However, surprisingly, their body has developed antibody.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”8677″ img_size=”687 * 411″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The IEDCR-icddr,b study tested 553 symptomatic and 817 asymptomatic patients with IgG and IgM in 3,227 households in the capital. Besides, 96 symptomatic and 314 asymptomatic slum people were tested with the two types of antibodies in 960 households. The IgM and IgG are the most useful for assessing antibody response, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.
The reason could be multiple. AAt the very beginning, they were sent to lock down. Very few lived in Dhaka. We know rate of contamination outside Dhaka was little at that time and antibody can be lived in a body for three months. So, the survey time also matters. On the other hand, the hard working slum people may have higher rate of antibody than exercise less city people. Rate of obese or high weighted people are also more in city dwellers. Obese people have low immunity. The life style matters greatly in this case. Vitamin D is main factor for raising antibody. But, city people living in high rising building has very less opportunity to enjoy sunlight which is the main source of Vitamin D. However, nutrition is a great factor for increasing antibody. In this case, city dwellers beat slum people. Very few slum dwellers are able to have necessary calorie to build their health. Even the quality of food they consume has been questioned many times. There were many research that indicated that more than 50% slum dwellers are prone to Jaundice. As a result, the new findings have raised so many questions. IEDCR and icddr,b stated that they need to study the sample more to find exact scenario.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
