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It did occur to me in learning more about covid that there are a lot of unexplained autoimmune conditions (HELLP syndrome, Type 1 diabetes) that could be viral
by rogerkirkness 6y ago
It did occur to me in learning more about covid that there are a lot of unexplained autoimmune conditions (HELLP syndrome, Type 1 diabetes) that could be viral in nature.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y ago> that could be viral in nature Wouldn't that mean there would be a viral load indicator? In this case it seems to mimic it because we see the virus doing exactly that. To assume the diabetes is viral would require a virus. > The latest clue comes from an experimental study in miniature lab-grown pancreases published last week suggests that the virus might trigger diabetes by damaging the cells that control blood sugar. That seems like a better explanation - damaging the same elements in an a healthy body that match the same non-functioning elements of a diabetics. Two different causes lead to the same condition.
- rogerkirkness 6y agoFor sure but the virus isn't actually "doing" the damage. The presence of it starts an immune cascade that leads to the damage. So the trigger for T1 diabetes could still be a virus, not because of symptoms but as a result of an immune cascade. Framed that way, a lot of unexplained illness could indeed be friendly fire.