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CV and immunity - can someone explain?

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YogaLite · 03/04/2020 12:40

Is a healthy immunity good or bad for virus response?

Is cytokine storm caused by healthy or weakened immune system response to the virus?

Is it possible to test the level of immune function to predict whether it would cause the cytokine storm, if so, how?

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Mawbags · 08/04/2020 23:43

Bump for you OP, I need to know this too

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OhCrumbsWhereNow · 08/04/2020 23:49

Cytokine storms are caused by healthy immune systems creating an excessive response - this was what caused so many healthy, young adults to do badly in the 1918 flu pandemic. Normally it would be those with poor immune systems who do badly.

I don’t think you can know in advance how anyone will react to a new virus. There are lots of people who contract Covid-19 and are completely asymptomatic.

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BakedCam · 08/04/2020 23:54

Placemarking

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Quartz2208 · 08/04/2020 23:59

I wonder if gender plays a part as well

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MinorArcana · 09/04/2020 00:00

Quartz I’m sure I read somewhere that men tend to be more badly affected by COVID-19 than women.

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NeverTwerkNaked · 09/04/2020 00:02

Is there any link between cytokine storms and other conditions where the immune system "over responds" (eg anaphylaxis?). My children both have severe allergies and I have been worrying about that!

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MehitabelWhurl · 09/04/2020 00:03

@Quartz2208 very unlikely. Sex might however.

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Mascotte · 09/04/2020 00:03

@Quartz2208 I think maybe you mean sex not gender? I ask because it’s so important for the study of this illness which shows men are worse affected.

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Quartz2208 · 09/04/2020 23:14

sorry yes it was late when I wrote it!

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YogaLite · 11/04/2020 10:01

I wonder whether someone with autoimmune condition would also be more at risk?

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Wetcappuccino · 11/04/2020 11:23

I wonder this about autoimmune conditions too. I have an immunodeficiency but also autoimmune issues. So more prone to infection but also inflammation and autoimmune response.

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