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Cytokine storm is generally observed with young patients. Their immune system is "too strong for their own good". My understanding is that most deaths are in t
by ArnoVW 7y ago
Cytokine storm is generally observed with young patients. Their immune system is "too strong for their own good".
My understanding is that most deaths are in the elderly, and that those deaths are due to pneumonia.
- bagacrap 7y agosource on cytokine storm age differences? all resources I can find indicate that it's more prevalent in older patients.
- joe_the_user 7y agoEither of you have links on this?
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoThat's my understanding too, younger ones get it harder. If this helps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm "It is believed that cytokine storms were responsible for the disproportionate number of healthy young adult deaths during the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed 50 to 100 million people.[16] In this case, a healthy immune system may have been a liability rather than an asset."