(I think this is happening now to many Americans and it explains
how insane people are acting, especially in response to covid, almost foaming
at the mouth claiming the virus is a hoax, as the sci fi horror disaster film
qualities of events continue:)
US scientists have found the first direct evidence that
coronavirus could infect the human brain and replicate inside its cells,
heightening concern about the disease’s poorly understood neurological
symptoms. Thomas Hartung and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University made the
discovery after adding low levels of Sars-Cov-2, the virus responsible for
Covid-19, to tiny neuronal balls known as mini-brains that are grown from human
stem cells. The researchers found the virus infected neurons in the mini-brains
via the ACE2 human protein that is known to be an important entry point for
Sars-Cov-2. The virus then multiplied within the neurons; within three days the
number of copies had increased at least tenfold. “It is really critical to know
that our most precious organ can be directly affected by the virus,” said Prof
Hartung, a toxicology expert at Johns Hopkins, adding it was still unclear how
frequently this happened in Covid-19 patients.
Whether the virus can infect the brain is among the biggest
questions in a long list of unknowns about the way the disease seems to affect
most tissues and organs in the human body. The study, which is under peer
review at the journal Altex but not yet published, follows unconfirmed reports
of neurological symptoms in Covid-19 patients, including in the original
outbreak in Wuhan. More than a third of coronavirus victims who were
hospitalised in the Chinese city exhibited neurological symptoms, including
dizziness, headache and seizures. However, it has never been clear whether the
virus affects the brain and nerve cells directly or whether such symptoms are a
secondary result caused by damage to the patients’ immune and cardiovascular
systems/ For instance, it is not known whether a loss of the sense of smell, a
common symptom of the virus, is a result of direct infection of olfactory
neurons or a side-effect of infection in other cells involved in olfaction.
https://www.ft.com/content/e5f20455-4422-4eea-9c51-b083040a0878
Coronavirus
could infect human brain and replicate, US study shows: Johns Hopkins
University research adds to concern about poorly understood neurological
symptoms
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(More for my theory: Insane acting, blind Trump supporting
neighbors may have covid on the brain:)
A neuroimaging study showed brain damage in 20% of patients who
died from coronavirus, Erasmus Hospital said Wednesday. Researchers used MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to observe the brains of patients who died as a
result of this virus. About 20% of them had damage in the form of haemorrhages
(bleeding in the surrounding tissue) or oedema (swelling), mainly affecting the
posterior parts of the brain. This damage appears related in particular to the
coronavirus directly attacking blood vessels in the brain.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/health/117272/brain-damage-found-in-20-of-people-who-died-from-coronavirus/
Brain damage
found in 20% of people who died from coronavirus. A neuroimaging study showed
brain damage in 20% of patients who died from coronavirus, Erasmus Hospital
said Wednesday. Researchers used MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to observe
the brains of patients who died as a result of this virus. About 20% of them
had damage in the form of haemorrhages (bleeding in the surrounding tissue) or
oedema (swelling), mainly affecting the posterior parts of the brain. This
damage appears related in particular to the coronavirus directly attacking
blood vessels in the brain.
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(More re covid on the brain:)
Doctors also are reporting a growing number of Covid-19 patients
with symptoms of neurological damage, including brain inflammation, seizures,
and hallucinations, the Wall Street Journal reports....While health experts
originally were telling patients to avoid seeking care at hospitals unless they
had common Covid-19 symptoms such as a fever, cough, or trouble breathing,
neurologists are hoping the new data will add neurological symptoms—such as
confusion, numbness, or trouble speaking—to that list. "This article
should open up everyone's eyes that this disorder affects the brain as
well." said S. Andrew Josephson, chair of neurology at the University of
California-San Francisco.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/04/17/organ-damage?fbclid=IwAR00lfLnJIQj95m8jI_k25p8vp6Z3CMopSNrNmqLjNDpvQE-DpLsqo15SYw It's not just
lungs: Covid-19 may damage the heart, brain, and kidneys.
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What if brain damage from Covid makes the infected person deny
Covid exists?
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(One more re covid on the brain or I'll grow into my chair:)
As COVID-19 spreads throughout the country, much attention has
been paid to the devastating effects of the virus on the lungs. But doctors are
learning how the virus may affect other organs, including the brain. Some
patients with COVID-19 have had neurological symptoms, which may include an
increased risk of stroke. Other symptoms may include headache, loss of the
senses of smell and taste, hallucinations, vivid dreams, meningitis and
seizures. Neurologists Elyse Singer, MD and David Liebeskind, MD, explain what
is known -- and not yet known -- about the neurologic complications of
COVID-19.
Dr. Singer is the director of the Neuro-Infectious Diseases
Program at UCLA, as well as the founder of the National Neurological AIDS Bank.
Dr. Liebeskind is director of the UCLA Stroke Center.
Is there evidence that this virus can infect the brain and
nervous system?
Dr. Singer: Yes. Reports are beginning to trickle in...
https://connect.uclahealth.org/2020/05/11/the-potential-of-covid-19-to-infect-the-brain/
The Potential
of COVID-19 to Infect the Brain. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the country,
much attention has been paid to the devastating effects of the virus on the
lungs. But doctors are learning how the virus may affect other organs,
including the brain. Some patients with COVID-19 have had neurological
symptoms, which may include an increased risk of stroke. Other symptoms may
include headache, loss of the senses of smell and taste, hallucinations, vivid
dreams, meningitis and seizures.
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