How does the coronavirus attack the human body?
Mar 2, 2020 14:44:19 GMT -5
Post by maybetoday on Mar 2, 2020 14:44:19 GMT -5
How does the coronavirus attack the human body? Scientists reveal the deadly illness kills off lung cells and can cause the immune system to go 'haywire'
The virus infects cells in the lungs and can kill them off and trigger pneumonia
It may cause the immune system to go into overdrive and attack healthy tissue
There are signs it damages other organs such as the kidneys and liver
Around 90,000 people worldwide have been infected and 3,000 have died
By SAM BLANCHARD SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:32 EST, 2 March 2020 | UPDATED: 12:17 EST, 2 March 2020
The coronavirus could damage people's kidneys and send their immune systems 'haywire' as well as infecting the lungs, according to scientists.
More than 90,000 people have now been infected with the disease, which is known to cause serious lung damage and deadly pneumonia.
It does this by attaching to and reproducing in tissue inside the lungs, where it kills cells in the process of spreading.
As the cells are killed they drop off the lungs' linings and build up in clumps inside the organs, making it hard to breathe and triggering further infections.
The virus can also send the immune system into overdrive as it tries to fight off infection, triggering swelling which can lead to more breathing difficulties.
If a severe infection takes hold it may move on to cause damage or dysfunction to the stomach, intestines, heart, liver and kidneys, and even provoke organ failure.
Around 90,000 people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus since the beginning of January, and more than 3,000 patients have died.
It comes as scientists today warned the coronavirus could become an infection that never goes away and causes seasonal outbreaks of illness, like flu
Full story at link
The virus infects cells in the lungs and can kill them off and trigger pneumonia
It may cause the immune system to go into overdrive and attack healthy tissue
There are signs it damages other organs such as the kidneys and liver
Around 90,000 people worldwide have been infected and 3,000 have died
By SAM BLANCHARD SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:32 EST, 2 March 2020 | UPDATED: 12:17 EST, 2 March 2020
The coronavirus could damage people's kidneys and send their immune systems 'haywire' as well as infecting the lungs, according to scientists.
More than 90,000 people have now been infected with the disease, which is known to cause serious lung damage and deadly pneumonia.
It does this by attaching to and reproducing in tissue inside the lungs, where it kills cells in the process of spreading.
As the cells are killed they drop off the lungs' linings and build up in clumps inside the organs, making it hard to breathe and triggering further infections.
The virus can also send the immune system into overdrive as it tries to fight off infection, triggering swelling which can lead to more breathing difficulties.
If a severe infection takes hold it may move on to cause damage or dysfunction to the stomach, intestines, heart, liver and kidneys, and even provoke organ failure.
Around 90,000 people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus since the beginning of January, and more than 3,000 patients have died.
It comes as scientists today warned the coronavirus could become an infection that never goes away and causes seasonal outbreaks of illness, like flu
Full story at link
