Yes, because that's the standard for every other disease and illness. Right?
a mostly useless publication but it still doesn't lessen the fact that myocarditis is primarily caused by a prior virus and in most cases is easily treatable and reversible. it's nothing new and it's not unique to COVID.
I understand that the very untimely passing of Ojo was related to kawasaki disease that he contracted as a child and went unchecked.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/myocarditis/symptoms-causes/syc-20352539
In many cases, but not all, it heals on its own, eventually. In mild cases, you take a year off.
In mild cases, persons should avoid competitive sports for at least three to six months.
The Mayo Clinic’s version:
Myocarditis is novel? As stated in the Mayo clinic article, you treat the cause (virus, etc) and symptoms. And in most cases the condition subsides on its own. These athletes, not only here in the US but around the world, get thorough physicals. Protocols should be put in place for blood and heart scans that can diagnose myocarditis if they aren’t already. We are not recreating the wheel with this one. This condition has been around forever and should be treated as such. And it seems the rest of the world and most of this country is subscribing to that view. And certainly the rest will come January.
Color me jaded but I have a tough time with a report that conveniently flip flops between using the terms COVID-19 and coronavirus.
No, covid is novel. And it has a wide array of symptoms and attacks the body in multiple unique and bizarre ways, different from most other respiratory illnesses. So, while it could very well be the case that the myocarditis is no big deal, just like with the cold, it seems from what I’ve read to be happening at much higher rates. So it’s plausible, given how little we know, given that it won’t be possible to know until we can complete long-term studies on the effects, that this could cause more moderate to severe myocarditis at higher rates than is typical with other viruses. And given that it’s plausible, perhaps we should approach the situation with caution, rather than flippancy.
Is the rest of the sporting world wrong, given what we have tangible proof of in the last few months? Are there references of cardiac events as a result of even the average person exercising six plus months into COVID that would make all physical activity forbidden?
And to be clear, I am in no way wanting to be flippant. We know a lot about myocarditis and it can be detected, evaluated and treated, at least treated in the vast majority of cases. But detection is key. And with the resources these programs have at their disposal, it should be fluid.
which includes road cycling, mountain bike racing and triathlon. the three most cardio-intensive sports to compete in. heck, the people who compete in those disciplines did not stop because of covid, they just stopped competing outdoors.
I think you may be missing that myocarditis is a symptom. It is not a disease. It literally means "heart inflammation." Myocarditis is caused by something. When the something goes away, the inflammation goes away. IF the inflammation is SEVERE and NOT TREATED (if the inflammation is not reduced), the inflammation can cause heart problems. In other words, myocarditis is treated by the "something" going away, or by simply treating the inflammation with anti-inflammatory food or medication.
The issue is larger than the narrow problem of myocarditis, of course. The rest of the world is restarting sports (without fans, with testing protocols, etc.) because they have been able to contain the virus effectively. We haven’t, for reasons we can’t get into here. I haven’t had much of a problem with MLS and the NBA restarting, because they’ve been able to effectively bubble, and those are professionals who had union representation and a say in the process. These are college students who make no money from this. And, to be clear, money by far and away the primary driver of the decision to play. You’re asking young men, some kids fresh out of high school, to make a serious health decision under heavy pressure and incentive to make the decision that benefits the people making the money.
I get that. Fever is a symptom of the flu, but if your fever rises to 105, it can cause brain damage, which is a permanent condition. Covid causes the blood to thicken in many people, which can cause blood clots, pulmonary embolism, stroke, or death, the latter two of which are often permanent. Again, you all could very well be right, and this is the same as it is in other respiratory illnesses, and a very small percentage end up with permanent issues. And I’ve seen this argued both ways by health professionals. In the absence of hard data on the long-term health impacts of a novel virus, maybe we should proceed with caution. That’s all.
The B1G and PAC10 have cited Myocarditis as the reason they are not playing.
Caution? As in everything shut down? When will you be comfortable with data to have any sort of athletics? We have a wealth of reference from leagues around the world.
Ah, I see where this is coming from. If you genuinely believe the world is sabotaging itself in order to potentially influence an election in one country, there’s no sense in trying to have a reasonable conversation. Have a normal one.
Yes, that's why I posted this. And that's why it should be on the TC, and not the Locker Room.
Because we know there is no political aspect whatsoever to the decisions made by mayors, governors, congressman, and the media coverage. Right.
The world isn’t holding up anything due to Myocarditis. Just us. Enjoy your weekend.
Did I read the white nationalist blog you linked to? No, I didn’t. Have a nice day.
I'm sure you will spin it as Democrats fault or whatever conspiracy you choose !! Happy reading
Nice try at the whole southern victim of yankee condescension bit, but I’m about as southern as is genetically possible, and only moved to Connecticut this past year. It is nice up here though. Taxes help pay for things like public schools, which are among the best in the country.
