Respiratory illnesses and heart risks, the dangers of inflammation

SLOWING YOU DOWN JUST CONSTRUCTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALI. >> WELL, COVID FLU AND COLDS ARE ALL IN CIRCULATION RIGHT NOW. OF COURSE, THEY HAVE BEEN FOR MONTHS. BUT THIS MORNING EXPERTS ARE WARNING ABOUT RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES THAT CAN ALSO TAKE A TOLL ON YOUR HEART. >> IT’S COLD AND FLU SEASON WHEN MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE DEALING WITH SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER AND DEHYDRATION, FROM THE FLU, COVID AND RSV. TEENS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FROM THESE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES. WHEN ONE HAS A VIRUS, TYPICALLY THEM AND TO INTERN INFLAMMATORY STATE, THEIR CELLS ACTIVATING. IMMUNE SYSTEM

GETS ACTIVATED. THEY GOING TO SYMPATHETIC OVER TIME? SO THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM GETS ACTIVATED. >> THIS MEANS THAT YOUR HEART RATE CAN GO UP. YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CAN GO UP AND THIS INCREASES THE WORKLOAD ON THE HEART INFLAMMATION FROM VIRUSES CAN SOMETIMES LEAD TO HEART FAILURE. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO HEART DISEASE SUCH AS HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU MAY ACTUALLY END UP HAVING A HEART ATTACK. IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE OR FEELING SYMPTOMS FROM A VIRAL INFECTION. DON’T ASSUME IT’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. VERY DIFFERENT. SO

FEELING EXTREMELY TIRED. WILL YOU MISS YOUR RACING? YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO PASS OUT WE FEEL DIZZY, A SEVERE HEADACHE, CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THESE ARE WARNING SIGNALS THAT ACTUALLY INDICATE THAT YOU MAY OR SHOULD SEEK

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