And they're talking about serious damage which leaves people in an advanced state of disrepair, so to speak, sometimes even amputations and neurologic al damage from stroke.
The problem is the this ACE-2 receptor protein is also heavily expressed in the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels throughout the body. Then s ince the virus easily infects such cells, all sorts of serious inflammation symptoms develop, many due to clotting blockage of micro blood vessel circ ulation.
Endothelium refers to cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or l ymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. ... so, vascular endothe lial cells line the entire circulatory system, from the heart to the smalle st capillaries.
So you can see how serious this is:
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No end to it...
Not to worry though. our misleaders say it's just another form of flu.