The disease-resistant patients exposing Covid-19's weak spots
• Blood types: O type and Rh- people have less risk for severe disease, while A type have more risk for severe illness.
• Genetic mutation impairing type I interferon makes them more susceptible to severe illness. Type I interferon injection is given as a preventative measure against severe illness.
• Autoantibodies against interferons makes them more susceptible to severe illness.
• People vulnerable to Covid-19 have five genes – linked to interferon response and susceptibility to lung inflammation. Combination of baricitinib (an anti-inflammatory drug user to treat rheumatoid arthritis) and the antiviral remdesivir reduces recovery times in Covid-19 patients.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210219-the-covid-resistant-patients-e-the-viruss-weak-spots
#covid #pandemic #disease
• Blood types: O type and Rh- people have less risk for severe disease, while A type have more risk for severe illness.
• Genetic mutation impairing type I interferon makes them more susceptible to severe illness. Type I interferon injection is given as a preventative measure against severe illness.
• Autoantibodies against interferons makes them more susceptible to severe illness.
• People vulnerable to Covid-19 have five genes – linked to interferon response and susceptibility to lung inflammation. Combination of baricitinib (an anti-inflammatory drug user to treat rheumatoid arthritis) and the antiviral remdesivir reduces recovery times in Covid-19 patients.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210219-the-covid-resistant-patients-e-the-viruss-weak-spots
#covid #pandemic #disease
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The disease-resistant patients exposing Covid-19's weak spots
Some people are unusually resilient to the coronavirus, so scientists are now searching their genes and blood in the hope of finding the pandemic's Achilles' heel.