Health Alert: Kidney damage, blood clots and ‘covid toes’: Doctors keep finding new ways the coronavirus attacks the body

There is widespread recognition the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple respiratory virus. It can attack the heart, savage the kidneys and create blood clots that kill with sudden efficiency. Worst of all, children may not be immune. "We don't know why there are so many disease presentations," said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. "Bottom line, this is just so new that there's a lot we don't know."

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert May 10, 5:32 PM     Kidney damage, blood clots and 'covid toes': Doctors keep finding new ways the coronavirus attacks the body There is widespread recognition the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple respiratory virus. It can attack the heart, savage the kidneys and create blood clots that kill with sudden efficiency. Worst of all, children may not be immune. "We don't know why there are so many disease presentations," said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. "Bottom line, this is just so new that there's a lot we don't know." Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071