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‘Covid brain’ issue as virus levels ‘1,000 times higher’ than in lungs – Metro.co.uk
It could explain why some of the odder coronavirus symptoms occur, like the loss of taste and smell
A researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute, working on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. (Credits: PA)
Coronavirus can attack and linger in the brain more than the lungs, which may explain some if its stranger symptoms, according to a new study.
Researchers at Georgia University found levels of virus 1,000 times greater than peak levels found in the lungs when looking at mice.
The high brain virus levels coincided with symptoms like laboured breathing,…
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