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One theory I've heard is that it is not the virus itself that kills you, but your immune system overreaction causing secondary damage which leads to infections.
by rossdavidh 7y ago
One theory I've heard is that it is not the virus itself that kills you, but your immune system overreaction causing secondary damage which leads to infections. So the antibiotic might be aimed at that part? Just a guess.
- Dahoon 7y agoIf that is true (it is theorised that was how the 1918 flu killed people) it would primarily kill people with strong immune systems, not people with weak immune systems. I saw an epidemiology specialist (Michael T. osterholm maybe?) say that luckily this isn't how COVID-19 behaves or we would see millions dead.
- a_tractor 7y agoFrom what I understand, that it isn't the virus that kills us is based on the idea that it is an overreaction by a weakened or dysfunctional immune system to the virus that results in the immune system basically attacking the body's own cells.
- beamatronic 7y agoWould drinking a lot of alcohol have the same effect? Temporary immune system suppression
- fragmede 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm