Immune System
Total 12 Posts
Coronavirus reinfection – What it actually means, and why you shouldn’t panic.
3 min read
Scientists were not surprised by reports on coronavirus reinfection; the lack of symptoms on reinfection is encouraging.
Why vaping may increase your risk of developing COVID-19.
4 min read
Vaping increases the number of receptors that allow coronavirus to invade your cells and compromises your immune system.
Approval of a coronavirus vaccine would be just the beginning – Huge production challenges could cause long delays.
6 min read
Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved, billions of doses need to be manufactured. Current vaccine production is nowhere near ready, for a variety of reasons, but planning now could help.
How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline.
5 min read
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?
A coronavirus vaccine may require boosters – Here is what that means.
5 min read
Whether a coronavirus vaccine involves a live virus or a carrier organism, it will probably require more than one injection. But that is not a bad thing.
Coronavirus: Does the common cold protect you from COVID?
3 min read
Some people who have never had COVID-19 have the antibodies to fight it – possibly from an earlier infection with a different coronavirus.
Coronavirus: B cells and T cells explained.
4 min read
It is hard to discuss COVID-19 without referring to white blood cells. Here is a primer on the two you need to know about.