Rotterdam The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 (corona) virus on the heart and lungs are being investigated by Erasmus MC. ‘People are increasingly talking about residual damage to the heart and lungs after someone has become infected with the coronavirus and has therefore become a COVID-19 patient. After the recovery of COVID-19, the lungs often remain … Read more
Scientists at the University of Louisiana conducted a study in which they performed the first series of autopsies of African Americans who died from COVID-19 in New Orleans. The results of the study are published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine. We found that the small vessels and capillaries in the lungs were clogged with … Read more
How COVID-19 differs from the flu According to a current study, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 damages not only the alveoli (alveoli) but also the inside of the blood vessels (endothelium), which can lead to thrombosis in small blood vessels. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 appears to trigger new vessel formation in the lungs. This newly discovered characteristic of … Read more
Of the head to the toes, passing through the lungs and even the kidneys: every week, the list of symptoms caused by the new coronavirus lengthens and few organs seem to be spared by this disease, the forms of which vary from mild to severe. In the space of three months, what had started as … Read more
Scientists have established a way to influence coronavirus on human blood cells. The study involved employees of the Ibin and Sichuan universities. –During the experiment, experts found that COVID-19 attacks red blood cells, thereby establishing a connection with hemoglobin molecules. The named protein is in contact with oxygen, absorbing it in the lungs and moving … Read more
ILLINOIS – Octavio Cárdenas, 42, never imagined that he was going to get the influenza virus, much less because he was about to die. It all started on Christmas Eve, when he began to feel fever, body discomfort and diarrhea and later went to the hospital where they confirmed that he had influenza. Initially this … Read more