Prior research, discussed in earlier posts, shows that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can nest in any of several organs in the body and cause damage after the initial infection.
One of these organs is the brain. The virus can get there through the bloodstream and penetrate into the brain though weaknesses it causes by attacking the lining of blood vessels. Alternatively, in the presence of nasal congestion (thank you, allergies!) the virus can pass directly from the nose into the brain.
New research shows that people who exhibit symptoms of Long Covid have antibodies for the virus in their brain and spinal fluid. The classic Long Covid symptom is brain fog, and that may be caused directly by inflammation in brain cells.
The problem, of course, is that once the virus gets there, we don’t know how to get rid of it. Think of Lyme Disease, the tick-borne virus…
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