Explained: How oxygen levels decline in Covid-19 patients
Explained: How oxygen levels decline in Covid-19 patients By IANS | 0 Views Red blood cells.. Image Source: IANS News Toronto, June 3 : SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, infects immature red blood cells (RBC), reducing oxygen in the blood and impairing the immune response, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, sheds light on why many Covid-19 patients, even those not in hospital, are suffering from hypoxia -- a potentially dangerous condition in which there is decreased oxygenation in the body's tissues. The study also shows why anti-inflammat...