New findings from Temerty Faculty of Medicine researchers may help explain why SARS-CoV-2 the virus that causes COVID-19 can cause more severe inflammation and lung tissue damage than a regular, seasonal influenza virus.
The research helps us understand the immune response by people to the virus that causes COVID-19, said physician Tania Watts, co-lead on the study and professor in the department of immunology. We have gained insights into why some people might get severe outcomes from infection from SARS-CoV-2.….
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