The doctor’s immunologist-allergist Vladimir Bolyibok told Lente.ru that the appearance of the most dangerous COVID-19 mutation at which he would start attacking the cells of the immune system, unlikely and explained why.
Previously, Bolibok suggested that the most dangerous COVID-19 mutation will arise if it crosses with HIV and learn how to attack T-lymphocytes, that is, the cells of the immune system. This will lead to the fact that an infected person, in principle, will not be able to recover.
Squares of the genome relatively easily exchanged viruses of one species, explained Bolibok. “For example, a flu virus is human, bird, pork – if they fall into the body of one owner, then in the same cell they can exchange chunks among themselves,” the immunologist told.
interspecific crossing, according to Bolibok, happens much more difficult and less. “It’s like watermelon to crush with cherries. Theoretically it is possible, but it is necessary to carry out genetic manipulations in the laboratory, and in nature the probability of such crossing is almost zero,” the immunologist assured.