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Coronavirus could attack immune system like HIV by targeting protective cells (scmp.com)
3 points by jaequery on April 14, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Damn.

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"The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could kill the powerful immune cells that are supposed to kill the virus instead, scientists have warned.

The surprise discovery, made by a team of researchers from Shanghai and New York, coincided with frontline doctors’ observation that Covid-19 could attack the human immune system and cause damage similar to that found in HIV patients."




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