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A weak gut microbiome may be linked to more severe COVID-19 – Business Insider Australia
Although COVID-19 is often viewed as a respiratory disease because of how it’s transmitted, its effects reach far beyond the lungs.
- Imbalances in gut bacteria could be associated with more severe cases of COVID-19, according to a new hypothesis.
- Some patients who were hospitalized due to the illness had less helpful bacteria and more harmful bugs compared to healthy people.
- About one in 10 COVID-19 patients experience GI symptoms according to initial estimates, and even more shed the virus in their poop.
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More research needs to be done to explore this potential link, but it could lead to gut-based therapies for COVID-19.
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