❦ ‘In the most comprehensive autopsy tissue study conducted to date, researchers have found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout the entire body, from the brain and the heart to the eyes.

The findings indicate the virus can cause persistent infections in many parts of the body, months past an initial illness, and support the argument for further research into antiviral drugs as possible treatment for long COVID.

The findings revealed SARS-CoV-2 RNA could be detected in 84 different locations in the body.

The highest burden of viral RNA was found in airway and lung tissue – however, the virus was also detected in the brain, gut, heart, kidney, eye, adrenal gland and lymph nodes.’

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📖(4 Jan 2023 ~ New Atlas) Large COVID autopsy study finds SARS-CoV-2 all over the human body ➤

📖 (14 Dec 2022 ~ Nature) SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy ➤

© 2023 Rich Haridy / New Atlas.

📖(14 Dec 2022 ~ New Atlas) Large COVID autopsy study finds SARS-CoV-2 all over the human body ➤

© 2023 New Atlas.