Prof. Gut: COVID-19 can shrink the brain

“The virologist emphasizes that the covid virus in the new variant is the same because it has the same receptor and the same route of entry, i.e. it attacks the same cells of the vascular system. 

 

It can cause severe brain damage.

 

One of the late complications of COVID-19 has been observed to be overall brain shrinkage - and that affects a fair number of people, said virologist Prof. Włodzimierz Gut in an interview with Polsat. He added that the virus can primarily attack the vessels in the brain.

 

When asked why the latest variant of covid less frequent symptoms characteristic of coronavirus infection, such as loss of taste or smell, emphasized that with many infections, symptoms that are quite common in the initial period, change at a later stage of virus adaptation.

The new Omicron variants spread rapidly, especially the BA.5 variant is particularly contagious. There are many indications that it may be resistant to existing vaccines and may attack people who have already suffered from COVID-19. There are also new symptoms.

 

According to prof. Guta virus is the same because it has the same receptor and the same entry route. - These are cells mainly of the vascular system, therefore the symptoms are very diverse - he said.

 

He also reminded that vaccination against the coronavirus prepares the body for infection, but does not protect against the infection itself or against disease. "All activities that prevent the passage from individual to individual protect against contamination," - he said."