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Inflammation: the key factor that explains vulnerability to severe COVID – The Conversation UK
Abnormal functioning of the immune system is what characterises severe COVID, and can be driven by diabetes, obesity, sex and age.
The severity of COVID-19 can vary hugely. In some it causes no symptoms at all and in others its life threatening, with some people particularly vulnerable to its very severe impacts.
The virus disproportionately affects men and people who are older and who have conditions such as diabetes and obesity. In the UK and other western countries, ethnic minorities have also been disproportionately affected.
While many factors contribute to how severely people are affected, including access to heal…
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