EVALUATION OF SOME EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND SOME BLOOD PARAMETERS IN SARS-COV-2 PATIENTS IN BABYLON, IRAQ

ABSTRACT

The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was first discovered in Wuhan city (China) in patients with severe respiratory disorders and the disease which it cause named scientifically as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since, its discovery, more than 1,338,604 of COVID-19 case was confirmed between Iraqi peoples a while 30 June 2021 with nearly 17,156 death cases. In order to detect the association of COVID-19 with elevated IL-6 and others blood parametres as D-dimer, C-reactive protein, Ferritin and Lactate dehydrogenase and some other risk factors as age, gender, smoking and place of residence, the study conducted 70 people were devided into three groups. Under 30 year, between 30 to 40 year and above 40 year and also 20 healthy subject were taken as a control group. Levels of IL-6 and the other hematological parameters were estimeated using Automated fluorescent immunoassay system (AFIAS-6) technique. The result showed a significant increase in the level of IL-6 and the other hematological parameters studied in all age groups of COVID-19 patients in comparison with the healthy subjects group. The results also showed that patients with blood group type (o+) were the most frequent in the disease in the study by percent (35.71%) followed by patients with AB+, A+ and B+ and A- blood group type and amounted (25.71%, 18.57%, 14.9% and 5.72%), respectively. Results also showed that the age groups above 40 years were most frequent with the disease in comparison with group of between 30 to 40 and group of under 30 year. The disease was more common in males compared to females in this study and also was more common among non-smokers and between urban residents more than among city residents.