Category: Inflammation

COVID-19 inflammation results in urine cytokine elevation and causes COVID-19 associated cystitis (CAC)

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Authors: Laura E Lamb 1, Nivedita Dhar 2, Ryan Timar 3, Melissa Wills 3, Sorabh Dhar 4, Michael B Chancellor 5 PMID: 33213997 PMCID: PMC7644255 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110375 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a wide range of symptoms, including several unexpected symptoms such as loss of taste, skin changes, and eye problems. We recently observed patients with documented COVID-19 develop de novo severe genitourinary symptoms, most notably urinary frequency […]

Auditory Disturbances and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Brain Inflammation or Cochlear Affection? Systematic Review and Discussion of Potential Pathogenesis

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Pietro De Luca1, Alfonso Scarpa1, Massimo Ralli2, Domenico Tassone3, Matteo Simone3, Luca De Campora3, Claudia Cassandro4† and Arianna Di Stadio Frontiers in Medicine Patients affected by COVID-19 present a series of different symptoms; despite some of these are common, other less likely appear. Auditory symptoms seem to be less frequent, maybe because rarer or, alternatively, because they are underestimated during the clinical investigation. […]

Covid-19 Complications Can Lead To Total Vision Loss, Eye Damage.

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Authors:  Parmita Uniyal Only My Health April 2022 Apart from the common symptoms of Covid-19, pink eye or conjunctivitis is seen in 1-3% of people suffering from the deadly virus. The eyes of the patients displaying this symptom tend to become slightly painful and red with pricking sensation and watering. With time, ophthalmologists are gaining […]

Pfizer mRNA Spike Protein Found in Deceased Man’s Brain and Heart: Peer-Reviewed Report

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“We know it goes to the brain, it goes to the heart, it produces the spike protein, which damages those cells, causes inflammation… it travels… causing damage to blood vessels and blood clots.” Authors: Kanekoa Kanekoa News October 6, 2022 Dr. Michael Mörz from the Institute for Pathology in Dresden, Germany, published a case study […]

Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?

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Scientists debate evidence for a micro-clot hypothesis that has some people pursuing potentially risky treatments Authors: Cassandra Willyard Nature 608, 662-664 (2022)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02286-7 When Lara Hawthorne, an illustrator in Bristol, UK, began developing strange symptoms after having COVID-19, she hoped that they weren’t due to the virus. Her initial illness had been mild. “I’ve been triple […]

Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months following initial mild-to-moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Authors: Chansavath Phetsouphanh, David R. Darley, Daniel B. Wilson, Annett Howe, C. Mee Ling Munier, Sheila K. Patel, Jennifer A. Juno, Louise M. Burrell, Stephen J. Kent, Gregory J. Dore, Anthony D. Kelleher & Gail V. Matthews  Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) June 30, 2022 Nature Immunology volume 23, pages210–216 (2022) Abstract A proportion of patients surviving acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection develop post-acute COVID syndrome (long COVID (LC)) lasting longer […]

New Clues To Long Covid: Prolonged Inflammatory Response

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Authors: William A. Haseltine January 2922 Posted July 2022 Forbes For many Covid-19 patients, the end of the acute stage of infection is only the beginning of another difficult experience: Long Covid. Defined by the persistence of physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms over a period of 12 weeks or longer, the exact causes of long Covid […]

CDC Says Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Poses Greater Heart Inflammation Risk Than Pfizer

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Authors: im Hoft Published June 14, 2022  Gateway Pundit Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may have a higher risk of heart inflammation than the Pfizer shot based on recent data, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration met with its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory […]

COVID-19: Understanding long COVID

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Authors: Emory News Center For some individuals, the road to recovery from COVID-19 is long. While most people recover from mild COVID-19 symptoms over the course of one to two weeks, “long-haul” patients can suffer from lingering symptoms for months on end. This syndrome, called post-acute COVID-19 or “long COVID,” can have devastating effects on […]

Coronavirus: Kidney Damage Caused by COVID-19

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Authors: C. John Sperati, M.D., M.H.S. Posted May 28, 2022 John’s Hopkins Health COVID-19 Kidney Damage: A Known Complication Some people suffering with severe cases of COVID-19 will show signs of kidney damage, even those who had no underlying kidney problems before they were infected with the coronavirus. Signs of kidney problems in patients with […]