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β¦ ‘The lungs are ground zero, but COVID-19 also tears through organ systems from brain to blood vessels.
Clinicians and pathologists are struggling to understand the damage wrought by the coronavirus as it tears through the body.
They are realizing that although the lungs are ground zero, the virus’ reach can extend to many organs including the heart and blood vessels, kidneys, gut, and brain.
— “COVID-19 can attack almost anything in the body with devastating consequences,” says cardiologist Harlan Krumholz of Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital, who is leading multiple efforts to gather clinical data on COVID-19.
— “Its ferocity is breathtaking and humbling.”
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