Comparison of the Degree of Chest CT Scan Abnormalities in COVID-19 and Influenza Patients


Shiv Goel • Julia Kipp • Adam Kipp • Shelly Jain • Nirmit Goel, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.75536  Abstract Introduction In the emergency department (ED), COVID-19 and influenza are two common viral diseases. They cause similar symptoms in the respiratory system,…[...]

Massive 23andMe survey reveals who may be at the highest risk for long COVID


Authors: Amy Graff, SFGATE May 31, 2022 It's a question everyone wants answered: Who is more likely to develop long COVID-19, the debilitating symptoms that can linger for weeks, months or even…[...]

Endothelial thrombomodulin downregulation caused by hypoxia contributes to severe infiltration and coagulopathy in COVID-19 patient lungs


Authors: Taejoon Won, Megan K. Wood, David M. Hughes, Monica V. Talor, Zexu MaJowaly Schneider, et al. Published:January 12, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103812 Background Thromboembolism is a life-threatening manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019…[...]

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19


Authors: Ben Hu, Hua Guo, Peng Zhou & Zheng-Li Shi  Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 19, pages141–154 (2021) Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that emerged in late 2019…[...]

Primed” for Infection: Cells Damaged by Chronic Lung Disease Can Result in Severe COVID


Authors: TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TGEN) Results from a TGen-led international study suggest that SARS-CoV-2 takes advantage of genetic changes among patients with pre-existing lung diseases. The results of a study by…[...]

Simplifying Covid-19 Into One Mechanism: The Epithelial-endothelial Crosstalk


The Multifaceted Covid-19 We see all imaginable symptoms with Covid-19, which is supposed to be a pneumonia disease. Yet Covid-19 can affect the brain, peripheral nerves, olfaction, taste, throat, thyroid, liver, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, spleen, semen, skin, blood vessels, toes, and probably more to…[...]