What’s new: While early on COVID-19 was branded as a respiratory illness, its wide array of symptoms — from the toes to the brain — baffled experts.
According to experts interviewed in an Elemental article, it’s unprecedented that a respiratory illness could migrate outside the lungs.
But new research suggests COVID-19 may actually be a blood vessel disease, which would explain all of the virus’ symptoms. The frontlines: To date, more than 6 million people around the world have a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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