Long Covid symptoms might be caused by own antibodies


By AGENCY

Brain fog and other long Covid symptoms may be caused by the body's own antibodies mistakenly attacking their own fellow cells. — 123rf.com

A small new study published on July 5 (2022) by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that the immune response triggered by SARS-CoV-2 virus infections damages the brain's blood vessels and could be responsible for long Covid symptoms.

The paper, published in the journal Brain, was based on brain autopsies from nine people who died suddenly after contracting the virus.

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