It's a blood/brain pathogen that is infectious via respiratory means. A lot of the "varied issues" that long-COVID sufferers deal with are more easily explaine

It's a blood/brain pathogen that is infectious via respiratory means. A lot of the "varied issues" that long-COVID sufferers deal with are more easily explained by the disruption of the circulatory system (esp. as it affects the brain - when the body's defenses kill COVID-infected brain cells en-masse that results in the "brain fog").