Novel coronavirus affects many parts of the body, but code 19 is considered a lung disease.
An examination of people who have died from COD 19 sheds light on the damage caused to the lungs by the virus.
The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet e-Biomedicine, demonstrates the unique properties of the corona virus and why some patients experience different symptoms even after several months of recovery, called long codes.
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People experience various symptoms of COD 19, such as blood clotting and loss of sense of smell and taste. In some patients who have the disease, the effects persist for several months, during which time fatigue and shortness of breath may occur. I have symptoms like difficulty.
There is also limited research work on the effects of the disease on the organs of patients with code 19.
A joint study by King’s College London, Trinity University and the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biology in the UK looked at 41 patients who died between February and April as a result of code 19.
The researchers took samples from their lungs, heart, liver and kidneys to analyze the behavior of the virus.
The results showed that in most cases the lungs were severely damaged and their normal function was disrupted, while the tissues of the respiratory system were converted into fibrotic material.
In about 90% of patients, I also noticed 2 additional features that make Code 19 unique from other types of pneumonia.
One is that there is a lot of blood clotting in the arteries and veins of the patients’ lungs, while the other is the mixing of different cells in large single cells.
This collection of cells is caused by a viral spike protein that the virus uses to enter the cell.
When this protein is present on the surface of cells infected with the corona virus, it stimulates the process of aggregation of other lung cells in one place, leading to inflammation and blood clots.
Research has also shown that the long-term presence of the viral genome in cells in the respiratory system and blood vessels causes significant changes in the structure of the lungs, which persist for several weeks or months, leading to long codes. Is explained.
The study did not detect viral infections or chronic inflammation in organs other than the lungs.
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The researchers said that the results indicate that Code 19 is not a disease caused by the death of virus-infected cells, but rather the result of the presence of abnormal cells in the lungs.
The research team is now examining the effects of these cells and inflammation and looking for drugs that can block viral spike proteins.