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This Is How Your Immune System Reacts to the Coronavirus

6 min readMar 24, 2020

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Photo illustration of the coronavirus Covid-19.
Photo: Bertrand Blay/iStock/Getty Images Plus

In fact, most coronavirus-related deaths are due to the immune system going haywire in its response, not damage caused by the virus itself.

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Elemental is a former publication from Medium for science-backed health and wellness coverage. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.

Dana G Smith
Dana G Smith

Written by Dana G Smith

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental

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