The new coronavirus isn't just attacking the lungs: New research shows it's causing harm to the gastrointestinal tract, especially in more advanced cases of COVID-19.
has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, can infect the human digestive system.
The researchers said possible explanations for bowel abnormalities in COVID-19 patients include direct infection by the new coronavirus; clots arising in small vessels that supply the bowel with blood; or what's known as"nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia" -- a condition caused by inadequate blood supply to the intestines.
"Patients with predominantly respiratory symptoms may also have mild symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea," he said. But in the new study,"a subgroup of COVID-19 patients was found to have more involvement of the gastrointestinal tract with intense symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea leading to dehydration and less severe upper respiratory symptoms," Andrawes said, and their stool also tested positive for traces of the new coronavirus.
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