Protein S1, which forms the spines of the COVID-19 virus, helps it penetrate the human brain. Scientists from the University of Washington talked about this in an article published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
According to researchers, the most common symptoms of coronavirus are coughing and shortness of breath, as the disease most often affects the lungs. In the most severe cases, patients require mechanical ventilation (ALV).
At the same time, the coronavirus sometimes leads to various neurological symptoms – from headaches to seizures and seizures, and such complications can persist for a very long time. Experts suggest that their alleged cause is the entry of the virus into the brain. However, the specific mechanisms of how this happens are not yet fully understood.
Earlier on December 26 it was reported that the coronavirus can spread through ventilation in multi-apartment houses. This was suspected by South Korean scientists after people living on different floors of the same building became infected.