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05-12-2018 00:23:37
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COVID’S EFFECT ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
🔥 This is an excellent series of graphics from Yale School of Public Health explaining what we do (and don’t) know about Covid’s effect on the immune system.
Much of this is informed by the work of Dr. Akiko Iwasaki (@VirusesImmunity).
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H/t AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD
The virus can persist and replicate long term in tissue reservoirs, not just at autopsy. This includes in the brain, GI tract and the lung, possibly for months even years. We need to develop new antivirals. NIH Director Bertagnolli MD #LongCovid #ViralPersistence 👇