The novel coronavirus was unknown until it appeared late last year. Inferences were made based on the symptoms its disease, Covid-19, manifested. Covid-19 initially manifested as a respiratory disease. Later, clotting of blood was recognized in lungs, then outside lungs. With ongoing study Covid-19 affects all organ-systems as this this brief summary reports.
‘We thought this was only a respiratory virus. Turns out, it goes after the pancreas. It goes after the heart. It goes after the liver, the brain, the kidney and other organs’: Experts are just beginning to understand the many COVID-19 health problems https://t.co/SgoiTrsW4I pic.twitter.com/XFXuxMCNTK— Reuters (@Reuters) June 27, 2020
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