“The virus suppresses the immune system, so an additional so-called somatic pathology can be superimposed on the disease. Naturally, as with ordinary flu, the patient’s body is weakened and his immunity is suppressed, and against this background secondary immunodeficiencies begin,” he said. virologist.
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According to him, elderly people are usually at risk in such a situation, while young people and children, due to the effectiveness of their immunity, are much less prone to complications.
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“Elderly people may have strokes and heart attacks as complications and various pathologies. In addition, all the same comorbidities as with the flu are bronchitis, meningitis, etc.,” the professor noted.
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Ershov added that the main cause of death is not COVID-19 itself, but just secondary complications.
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