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Scientists at Wuhan University have discovered that coronavirus is much more dangerous than previously thought. Autopsy of the dead from COVID-19 showed that the virus causes irreversible damage to the lungs and immune system. Even if the patient was cured, pulmonary damage the tissues will stay with him for life. One possible complication is dyspnea.
“The effect of COVID-19 on the human body is similar to a combination of acute respiratory viral infections (specifically, severe acute viral syndrome, TORSO. – approx. Ed.) and AIDS, because it harms the lungs, and the immune system, ”Peng Zhiyong told the Global Times. employee of Zhongnan Hospital, located near the epicenter illnesses.
It is noted that Dr. Peng gave his comment shortly after an article by Liu Liang, a medical examiner, from a medical college Tongji at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Liang team performed an autopsy of nine coronavirus patients who died in February.
“Liu’s autopsy results inspired me, ”said Dr. Pan. – Based on their results, I believe what is most important right now is taking action early diseases to protect the lungs of patients from irreversible fibrosis. ”
Pulmonary fibrosis is the formation of scar tissue in the lungs, which prevents free breathing. Such pathological changes in their time were found in victims of SARS and MERS. This year, a CT scan of 81 patients with coronavirus Wuhan pointed out “the appearance of interstitial changes, testifying to the development of fibrosis, “reports the medical journal Lancet.
To date, over 95,000 cases have been confirmed in the world. infection with a new virus. More than 3,000 people died from COVID-19.
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