According to initial research, five factors play an important role in the risk of a severe course and Covid-19-related death.
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Berlin Even after almost two years of pandemic, doctors are still puzzling why people react so differently to infections with Sars-CoV-2. While many do not notice the infection at all, i.e. remain asymptomatic or at best develop a slight scratchy throat and runny nose, others complain of severe coughing to life-threatening shortness of breath, which is necessary for admission to the intensive care unit, for artificial ventilation and then in almost half the cases can also lead to death.
But why does it hit some so hard and others get off lightly? According to initial research, five factors play an important role in the risk of a severe course and Covid-19-related death.
1. The genetic predisposition
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