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0 pointssgtnoodle5y ago0 comments

For sure, but severe covid seems to involve a disproportionate amount of inflammation that itself causes organ damage. I think the medical term is a cytokine storm?

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tylerjwilk005y ago

Indeed. It appears Cytokine Storms [1] are a big threat with Covid-19.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm

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0 pointssgtnoodle5y ago0 comments

For sure, but severe covid seems to involve a disproportionate amount of inflammation that itself causes organ damage. I think the medical term is a cytokine storm?

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tylerjwilk005y ago

Indeed. It appears Cytokine Storms [1] are a big threat with Covid-19.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm

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