Seasonal Incidence of Infectious Diseases and Common Colds among Students

The COVID-19 virus is a life-threatening disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Seasonal changes in the incidences of infectious diseases is seen on many diseases. The aim of this thesis is to discover the the possible seasonal connection of COVID-19 during the year in regards to other infectious diseases. This thesis includes a questionnaire about infectious questions for LSMU students which includes 332 answers with questions about their infection diseases before and after the COVID pandemic and is comparing differences. The result is a seasonal connection of COVID-19. Furthermore, there is still space for research since the timeframe is very short and long time studies have not been possible yet.

COVID-19 virusas yra gyvybei pavojinga liga, kuria serga milijonai žmonių visame pasaulyje. Sezoniniai sergamumo infekcinėmis ligomis pokyčiai pastebimi daugelio ligų atveju. Šio darbo tikslas - išsiaiškinti galimą COVID-19 viruso sezoninį ryšį su kitomis infekcinėmis ligomis metų eigoje. Šiame darbe pateikiamas LSMU studentų klausimynas apie infekcinius klausimus, į kurį įtraukti 332 atsakymai su klausimais apie jų infekcines ligas prieš ir po COVID pandemijos ir lyginami skirtumai. Rezultatas - COVID-19 sezoninis ryšys. Be to, dar yra erdvės tyrimams, nes laikotarpis yra labai trumpas, o ilgesnio laikotarpio tyrimai kol kas neįmanomi.