❦ Your lungs are balloons made of the finest silk, allowing them to expand and contract effortlessly with each breath.

SARS-CoV-2 is as a needle, puncturing and tearing this delicate fabric. 

In an attempt to heal, the body patches up the punctures, but instead of the original silk, it uses rough patches. 

These patches – scarring or fibrosis – make parts of the lung rigid, restricting its once flawless expansion.

With each subsequent infection, more patches appear, further suffocating the lung’s true function. 

The virus doesn’t just infect.

It sabotages the very essence of our breath.

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📖 (6 Apr 2022 ~ Annals of Medicine and Surgery) Post COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis; a meta-analysis study ➤

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📖 (6 Apr 2022 ~ Annals of Medicine and Surgery) Post COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis; a meta-analysis study ➤

© 2022 Annals of Medicine and Surgery.