Study: Covid Is More Common In Blood Groups A, B, And Rh+

Study: Covid is more common in blood groups A, B, and Rh+

New Delhi, Nov 30, : .According to a Tuesday study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, O, AB, and Rh-, people with blood groups A,B, and Rh+ are more likely to contract Covid-19 infection.
The research was published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.It showed that male patients with blood group A are more likely to contract Covid-19 than female patients with blood type B.

 Study: Covid Is More Common In Blood Groups A, B, And Rh+-TeluguStop.com

Covid infection was more common in people under 60 years of age with blood group AB.

The study did not find any association between blood group and susceptibility for severe disease or death.

“Severe acute respir syndrome coronavirus-2″ (SARS-CoV-2) is a brand new virus.It is not clear if blood groups have an impact on Covid-19 progression or risk.

In this study, we examined the association of ABO blood group and Covid-19 susceptibility and prognosis, recovery times, and mortality,” Dr.Rashmi rana, Consultant, Department of Research at SGRH, stated in a statement.

The research also found that people with blood groups A and Rh+ are associated with a shorter recovery time, while those with blood groups O and Rh- can recover quickly.

“However, the ABO or Rh blood groups may not have been responsible for this association.

These may indicate an unexplored factor like co-morbidity.To determine the relationship between blood groups, SARS-CoV-2, larger, multicenter and prospective studies are required,” Dr.Vivek Ranjan (Co-author, Chairperson, Department of Blood Transfusion at SGRH).

The study involved 2,586 Covid-19-positive patients who were admitted to SGRH between April 8, 2020 and October 4, 2020.

Real-time PCR was used to confirm their results.

The frequencies of A, B and O were found in 2,586 Covid-19-infected individuals.They were respectively 29.93 percent, 41.100%, 21.19%, and 7.98%.

98.07% of the patients were Rh positive.The risk of Covid-19 infection in blood groups O and AB is low for blood group O and B.

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