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Could our immune system be why COVID-19 is so deadly?

By analyzing over 5,000 scientific studies to find those containing immune response data from patients, researchers show that SARS-CoV-2 has a unique tendency of halting the rise of specific cytokines in certain patients, when compared to other similar viruses.

Keywords:: Immune System, Covid-19

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Health Sciences

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: March 8, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 6, 2021
Author:: Earlham Institute
Submitter:: Mikaela Wiley

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Language:: English
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