Coronavirus is very bad news, especially if you are (a) older (<60), (b) male, (c) diabetic, or (d) have preexisting respiratory issues.[0-2] Most people are a

Coronavirus is very bad news, especially if you are (a) older (<60), (b) male, (c) diabetic, or (d) have preexisting respiratory issues.[0-2] Most people are aware that CoV can cause pneumonia, but what really makes it devastating is that it can also attack your immune system, bowel, or kidneys depending on what cell surface receptors the strain can latch onto.[3-4] There are some treatment options. Steroids are given to tamp down inflammation and treat pneumonia in severe cases, but have a nasty side effect of osteonecrosis (bone death). Ribavirin with interferons may or may not be effective.[5-6] [0] https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/159/3/229/79939 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/159/3/229/79939 [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16759303 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16759303 [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450662/ [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732781 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732781 [4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072739/ [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493194 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493194 [6] https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/71/12/3340/2631297 https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/71/12/3340/2631297