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Created On: 06/27/2020 06:35 AM
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 06/27/2020 06:35 AM
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Just a compilation of COVID craziness, , , ,

!. Inside the body, the coronavirus is even more sinister than scientists had realized

Researchers exploring the interaction between the coronavirus and its hosts have discovered that when the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects a human cell, it sets off a ghoulish transformation. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected cell sprouts multi-pronged tentacles studded with viral particles.

These disfigured zombie cells appear to be using those streaming filaments, or filopodia, to reach still-healthy neighboring cells. The protuberances appear to bore into the cells' bodies and inject their viral venom directly into those cells' genetic command centers - thus creating another zombie.

2. Scientists just beginning to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19

"We thought this was only a respiratory virus. Turns out, it goes after the pancreas. It goes after the heart. It goes after the liver, the brain, the kidney and other organs. We didn't appreciate that in the beginning," said Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California.

In addition to respiratory distress, patients with COVID-19 can experience blood clotting disorders that can lead to strokes, and extreme inflammation that attacks multiple organ systems. The virus can also cause neurological complications that range from headache, dizziness and loss of taste or smell to seizures and confusion.

And recovery can be slow, incomplete and costly, with a huge impact on quality of life.

3. Coronavirus: asymptomatic people can still develop lung damage

I quickly learned that many patients with advanced COVID-19 disease bore none of the hallmarks of severe respiratory illness until they suddenly collapsed and died. The science behind this early lesson is now emerging, with a study from Wuhan, China, describing pathological lung changes on CT scans of completely asymptomatic patients. Asymptomatic carriage is not uncommon in other virulent infections, such as MRSA and C diff, but what is striking with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is that it may be accompanied by underlying organ damage.

The researchers found lesions consistent with inflammation of the underlying lung tissue (ground-glass opacities and consolidation, to use the medical jargon), which are not specific to SARS-CoV-2 infection and may be seen in many other forms of lung disease. What remains a mystery is why, despite these changes, patients do not display typical symptoms of pneumonia, such as severe shortness of breath.

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 06/29/2020 05:36 AM
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At this point I'm just waiting for the infected people to turn into zombies and start eating brains...

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 06/30/2020 04:19 PM
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I got tested today: Negative.

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 06/30/2020 05:10 PM
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I don't understand why nobody knows definitively whether you can catch it more than once. I understood early on but we should know by now.

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 06/30/2020 06:19 PM
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Originally posted by: Sniper I don't understand why nobody knows definitively whether you can catch it more than once. I understood early on but we should know by now.
easy.......yer a dumbass
 06/30/2020 06:20 PM
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StirfryMcflurry

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Originally posted by: Pagerow At this point I'm just waiting for the infected people to turn into zombies and start eating brains...
aliens have given up on us, and godzilla's about to become woke
 06/30/2020 06:22 PM
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PSA - If you donate blood you will receive COVID19 antibody test results.

www.oneblood.org

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 06/30/2020 06:26 PM
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StirfryMcflurry

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Originally posted by: Bamboo PSA - If you donate blood you will receive COVID19 antibody test results. www.oneblood.org
nothin weird about that. try to stay on topic bamBooBoo
 07/01/2020 11:24 AM
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What do your results mean?
If you test positive
A positive test result shows you may have antibodies from an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. However, there is a chance a positive result means that you have antibodies from an infection with a virus from the same family of viruses (called coronaviruses), such as the one that causes the common cold.

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 07/01/2020 11:37 AM
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Actually I know quite a few who are suddenly avid blood donors for that reason.

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 07/01/2020 11:59 AM
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Originally posted by: Pagerow At this point I'm just waiting for the infected people to turn into zombies and start eating brains...
Let's hope not. Last thing in the world we need right now is more progs.

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