Tag: Severe Covid-19
Increase in cases of PIMS in children: should we be concerned?
Between March 2, 2020 and January 23, 2022, 932 cases of PIMS were reported to Public Health France, including 849 related to a Covid-19 infection. The number of cases has…
SARS-CoV-2 awakens dormant endogenous retroviruses in our genome
According to a study still in pre-publication, a protein encoded by an endogenous human retrovirus is reactivated by SARS-CoV-2. The latter would be involved in the appearance of severe forms…
Can the coronavirus infect fat cells?
A pre-published study suggests that the coronavirus can infect adipocytes and macrophages in fatty tissue. These results, if they are confirmed, would provide the first explanations for the serious and…
Predict the risk of dying from Covid-19? It is possible with a simple blood test!
Covid-19 is a very mysterious disease … Some will be asymptomatic while some will have a simple cold and others will end up in intensive care and die of the…
Predict the risk of dying from Covid-19? It is possible with a simple blood test!
Covid-19 is a very mysterious disease … Some will be asymptomatic while some will have a simple cold and others will end up in intensive care and die of the…