COVID-19 and chronic kidney disease: a comprehensive review

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Authors: Inah Maria D. Pecly,1Rafael B. Azevedo,1Elizabeth S. Muxfeldt,1,2Bruna G. Botelho,1Gabriela G. Albuquerque,1Pedro Henrique P. Diniz,1Rodrigo Silva,1 and Cibele I. S. Rodrigues3 J Bras Nefrol. 2021 Jul-Sep; 43(3): 383–399.Published online 2021 Apr 9. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-0203PMCID: PMC8428633PMID: 33836039 Abstract Kidney impairment in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased in-hospital mortality and worse clinical evolution, raising concerns towards patients with chronic […]

4 Ways COVID Leaves Its Mark on the Eye

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Authors: Reena MukamalReviewed By Joseph T Nezgoda, MD MBA Sep. 14, 2021 An analysis of 121 patients dating back to the beginning of the pandemic unveils COVID’s most common effects on the eye. Share this information and remember: Widespread vaccination is key to ending the pandemic. How does COVID reach the eyes? People respond in different ways to COVID-19 infections. While […]

Ophthalmic Manifestations Of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Authors: Katherine Hu; Jay Patel; Cole Swiston; Bhupendra C. Patel. Introduction Since December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic caused by the highly transmissible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] Initially, there were several reports of eye redness and irritation in COVID-19 patients, both anecdotal and published, supporting conjunctivitis as an ocular manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Reports […]

Gastrointestinal perforation secondary to COVID-19

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Authors: Case reports and literature review Reem J. Al Argan, MBBS, SB-Med, SF-Endo, FACE, ECNU,∗Safi G. Alqatari, MBBS, MRCPI, MMedSc, CFP (Rheum), Abir H. Al Said, MBBS, SB-Med, CFP (Pulmo.), Raed M. Alsulaiman, MBBS, SB-Med, Abdulsalam Noor, MBBS, SB-Med, ArBIM, SF-Nephro, Lameyaa A. Al Sheekh, MD, SB-med, and Feda’a H. Al Beladi, MD Introduction: Corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) presents primarily […]

Side effects of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: A randomized, cross-sectional study with detailed self-reported symptoms from healthcare workers

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Authors: Renuka A.K. Kadali,a,b,1,⁎Ravali Janagama,c,1,⁎⁎Sharanya Peruru,d and Srikrishna V. Malayalae Int J Infect Dis. 2021 May; 106: 376–381.Published online 2021 Apr 15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.04.047 Abstract Introduction Concerns are prevailing about the safety and side effects of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods A randomized, cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the side effects of the BNT162b2 […]

SARS–CoV–2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro

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Authors: Hui Jiang1,2,* and Ya-Fang Mei2,* Viruses. 2021 Oct; 13(10): 2056.Published online 2021 Oct 13. doi: 10.3390/v13102056 Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) has led to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, severely affecting public health and the global economy. Adaptive immunity plays a crucial role in fighting against SARS–CoV–2 infection and directly influences the clinical outcomes of […]

‘We Made a Big Mistake’ — COVID Vaccine Spike Protein Travels From Injection Site, Can Cause Organ Damage

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Authors:  Children’s Health Defense COVID vaccine researchers had previously assumed mRNA COVID vaccines would behave like traditional vaccines. The vaccine’s spike protein — responsible for infection and its most severe symptoms — would remain mostly in the injection site at the shoulder muscle or local lymph nodes. But new research obtained by a group of scientists contradicts […]

Spike Proteins, COVID-19, and Vaccines

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A new study further elucidates the role of spike proteins in COVID-19. Authors: Steven Novella on May 5, 2021 A recent study looks at the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, showing that they can cause some of the harm of COVID-19 by themselves. This is an important advance in our understanding of the disease and hopefully will […]

13 ways that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein causes damage

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Authors: Posted on January 13, 2022 by Jesse Santiano, M.D. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has four structural proteins. The spike, membrane, envelop, and nucleocapsid proteins. The spike protein protrudes from the middle of the coronavirus and attaches to the ACE2 receptor of cells to start the process of cell entry, replication, and infection. The two major parts of the […]