How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline
Many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell to delirium to a higher risk of stroke. Down the road, will COVID-19 survivors face a wave of cognitive issues?
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: alzheimers-disease covid-19 coronavirus inflammation immune-system dementia memory pandemic pneumonia cognitive-decline flu-shot
What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
Is it possible that people who recover from COVID-19 will be plagued with long term side effects from the infection? An infectious disease physician reviews the evidence so far.
June 24, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus pandemic wuhan sars-cov-2 delirium coronavirus-2020 sars-cov smell taste icu pneumonia acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome
What does 'survival of the fittest' mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system
Who is most likely to survive an infection of the new coronavirus? Two immunologists explain that it is those who mount exactly the right immune response – not too weak, not too strong.
April 29, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: covid-19 heart immune-system pandemic lungs sars-cov-2 viruses pneumonia ace2 immunosuppressant immunocompromised
What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load
Two phrases you hear a lot these days are viral load and infectious dose. What do they mean? Do they reflect the severity of disease or whether someone will get severely ill? Two experts explain.
April 14, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus sars-cov-2 severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-sars pneumonia
What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load
Two phrases you hear a lot these days are viral load and infectious dose. What do they mean? Do they reflect the severity of disease or whether someone will get severely ill? Two experts explain.
April 14, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus sars-cov-2 severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-sars pneumonia
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