Covid-19
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Publisher: Washington Post
2020-05-10How coronavirus attacks the human body
Today, there is widespread recognition the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple respiratory virus. Often it attacks the lungs, but it can also strike anywhere from the brain to the toes. Many doctors are focused on treating the inflammatory reactions it triggers and its capacity to cause blood clots, even as they struggle to help patients breathe.Today, there is widespread recognition the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple
Tags: symptoms, infection data, blood clotting, acute kidney injury, strokes
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Publisher: Washington Post
2020-04-24Young people with coronavirus are dying from strokes
Reports of strokes in the young and middle-aged — hit hard by the novel coronavirus — are the latest twist in our evolving understanding of its connected disease, covid-19. Even as the virus has infected nearly 2.8 million people worldwide and killed about 195,000 as of Friday, its biological mechanisms continue to elude top scientific minds.Reports of strokes in the young and middle-aged — hit hard by the novel coronavirus — are the la
Tags: infection data, blood clotting, strokes
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Publisher: Science Mag
2020-04-17How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surges past 2.2 million globally and deaths surpass 150,000, clinicians and pathologists are struggling to understand the damage wrought by the coronavirus as it tears through the body. They are realizing that although the lungs are ground zero, its reach can extend to many organs including the heart and blood vessels, kidneys, gut, and brain.As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surges past 2.2 million globally and deaths surpass 150
Tags: infection data, oxygen deprivation, hypoxia, cytokine storm, blood clotting, acute kidney injury
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