🚨GEE, A VIRUS THAT INFECTS IMMUNE CELLS SURE SOUNDS BAD!!
"Both HIV and SARS-CoV-2 have the ability to infect immature red blood cells, causing a drastic imbalance in their level and throwing oxygen levels out of whack - something not observed in other viruses...
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6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The virus is able to infect and replicate inside certain immune cells in the body, like neutrophils, macrophages, and plasma cells.
The amount of virus replicating inside these immune cells changes over the course of the illness.