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What SARS-CoV-2 Does to the Body (2nd Edition, July 2023)

An extensive compilation of links to studies and statistics on what SARS-Cov-2 does to your body, brain etc. And it is way worse than most people know.

https://www.panaccindex.info/p/what-sars-cov-2-does-to-the-body

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Coronavirus (Covid) causes chaos in infected cells’ RNA

When a cell gets infected by SARS-Cov-2 it causes chaos in the cells RNA functions in many different ways and ultimately creates havoc in how the cell functions.

https://www.gu.se/en/news/coronavirus-causes-chaos-in-infected-cells-rna

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Human genetic and immunological determinants of critical COVID-19 pneumonia

What determines how ill the acute phase of Covid-19 will make you regarding to pneumonia? It seems to be your DNA.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04447-0

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On the lookout forn viruses that could leap from animals into humans

As humans push further and further into animal habits and their space decrease, the risk of transfer of harmful patogens increase. It might have been what happened with Covid-19’s SARS-Cov-2.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03357-5?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=ads&utm_campaign=CONR_OUTLK_ENGM_GL_CEAM_MDRNA_CF_PandPrep

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Your DNA and how sick Covid will make you

Research shows your genes might affect how your body responds to a SARS-Cov-2 infection.

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Covid affects the immune system long after infection is over (in severe cases)

There are coming reports on Covid’s effects on the immune system, and neither of them are sunny. This study from the Linköping University in Sweden shows that severe cases has long lasting effects on T-cells and other parts of the immune system similar to chronic HIV-infections. Yet another reason to not get infected.

https://liu.se/en/news-item/svar-covid-19-ger-langvariga-negativa-effekter-pa-immunforsvaret

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.931039/full

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New strains not showing up in PCR-tests

Later variants have mutated enough to not show up on single gene PCR-tests. For testing to function satisfactory PCR-tests now need two gene detection.

https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20211115/Standard-PCR-tests-do-not-pick-up-new-Covid-strains-warns-expert.aspx

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How your DNA might affect how ill Covid makes you

As often, what your parents gave you in terms of DNA can affect how your life turns out. In this case it is how ill you get from a Covid infection.