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Can Autoimmune Antibodies Explain Blood Clots in COVID-19? Dr Francis Collins

Imogene

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From Francis Collins Blog:

For people with severe COVID-19, one of the most troubling complications is abnormal blood clotting that puts them at risk of having a debilitating stroke or heart attack. A new study suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, doesn’t act alone in causing blood clots. The virus seems to unleash mysterious antibodies that mistakenly attack the body’s own cells to cause clots.

 
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