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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

Harvard: ‘Alarming’ COVID subvariants and the power of hybrid immunity

Jacob Lemieux is an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School He said this week that recent COVID data...

Contracting Covid-19 might increase your risk of type 1 diabetes

People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may be at a higher risk of developing the autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes, according to a...

This vitamin deficiency strongly raises your risk of COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin...

Yale scientists find a big cause of severe COVID-19 and death

Scientists from Yale have found identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2...

Scientists find an unexpected way to recycle disposable masks

With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a...

Heart inflammation risk highest after second COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that the risk for heart inflammation after COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is highest in young men...

Vitamin D could effectively determine severity of COVID-19 infection

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin found that vitamin D can determine the severity of COVID-19, and they are calling on the government in Ireland...

People in these two blood groups have lower risk of severe COVID-19

Scientists from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto found that type O and rhesus-negative (Rh−) blood groups seem to be linked to a lower risk...

Fewer people die from COVID-19 in better vaccinated communities, study finds

Scientists from CDC found that fewer people die from COVID-19 in better-vaccinated communities. They analyzed data across 2,558 counties in 48 US states and found...

People with COVID-19 could have eye damage, study finds

Scientists from the Geneva University Hospitals found that COVID-19 infections may cause retina damage. They that 11% of people hospitalized for respiratory distress due to...