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Pneumonia caused by COVID-19 starts in several small areas of the lungs and then hijacks the lungs' own immune cells to slowly spread the infection over a matter of days or weeks. That slow burn may be driving the severe organ damage in some patients, researchers say.
Unlike regular pneumonia, COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many "wildfires" throughout the lungs, researchers say.
Data from Northwestern University research, made public in a new study in the journal Nature, is being offered to pharmaceutical companies in an effort to attack the life-threatening condition.
Scientists identify target to treat COVID pneumonia and reduce severity Clinical trials with new experimental drug to begin early in 2021 Goal is to develop treatments that make COVID-19 no worse than a common cold First comparison between immune mechanisms driving COVID-19 pneumonia with other pneumonias CHICAGO --- Bacteria or viruses like influenza that cause pneumonia can spread across large regions of the lung over the course of hours. In the modern intensive care unit, these bacteria or viruses are usually controlled either by antibiotics or by the body's immune system within the first ...
New study decodes why Covid-19 lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 12, 2021, 04:38 PM IST Share Synopsis Instead of rapidly infecting large regions of the lung, the coronavirus sets up shop in multiple small areas and hijacks the host's immune cells. iStock According to the research, the coronavirus infection leaves damage in its wake as it slowly moves across the lung and continuously fuels the fever, low blood pressure, and damage to the kidneys, brain, heart and other organs in patients with Covid-19. Related NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind...