How The Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs | Deep Look

The new coronavirus packs a devastating punch. It penetrates deep into your lungs, causing our immune cells to go haywire and damage tiny air sacs – the alveoli – where oxygen normally flows into our blood.

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The coronavirus has had an enormous impact on our lives: how we work, communicate and congregate. At this point, we’re familiar with how to protect ourselves from the virus – and the disease it causes, COVID-19 – by washing our hands thoroughly, wearing masks and social distancing.

Most people who get the virus are mildly sick and will recover at home. For others, the virus can be severe, even fatal.

One significant way the virus attacks is deep in our lungs.

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--- What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus?
The Center for Disease Control advises on its website that “symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19: Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Or at least two of these symptoms: fever; chills; Repeated shaking with chills; muscle pain; headache; sore throat; new loss of taste or smell.”

--- How can I protect myself from the coronavirus?

--- If you’ve had the new coronavirus, are you now immune?
The Center for Disease Control states on its website: “We do not know yet if having antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can protect someone from getting infected with that virus again, or how long that protection might last. Scientists are doing studies to answer those questions.”

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[Looong_Dog]

What scares me is how laura got serious.

[carloipac]

So this is what happened to my mom. I'm glad she's recovering. ❤️

[Mr.LostBeans]

Deep Look really deserve a Webby award

[NewMessage]

Seeing as I have COPD, this is a scary time indeed.. luckily, knowledge is a fear killer.




So thank you, folks.

[richardmontes]

Words cannot explain how much i love this channel

[waterunderthebridge]

We’re in an era where even people coughing in videos make me vaguely uncomfortable

[uznnal]

Questions:
1) How long can you reuse face masks (standard blue white surgical masks from hospitals) and gloves before you need to dispose them? This is coming from someone that only opens the door for mail and only goes out for grocery about once every 2-3 weeks.
2) Do you need to wipe down door handles/surfaces prone to touching, to kill possible potential viruses?
3) Does the virus "expire" if left on surfaces for a prolonged period of time? If so how long?


Commenters please upvote comments with questions so people asking similar questions can see them more readily

[amnaimran]

My grandparents are suffering from corona and my grandpa is in a danger zone. Your prayers would mean a lot to me and my family. Please pray for both of them for a quick recovery. I love you all.... Im depressed ;(

[vlddy]

Lungs:
Corona: hippity hoppity your lungs are now my property

[gianverano]

This will help people to understand the virus even more. Thanks deeplook for all the informations you're sharing to us. sml

[JoelSchnall]

Question:
Can Covid travel on particles exhaled during smoking and vaping? Wouldn't this increase the distance it could infect people at?

[Deas-Mhumhna]

Thank you for being one of the few channels that actually show what happens. It's nearly been a year and I never found a single video that explained this. Not to mention the organizations didnt help either. Telling us the symptoms but How which is pretty important. Why experts never made a video is beyond me.

[GaryStark]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on the effectiveness of masks....perhaps a good future topic?

[losingmyfavoritegame]

😷♥️ Thank you for this! Be safe, everyone!

[ushauhb]

This video is so I shared it with all my friends to avoid Thanks!

[pillo]

This is how my dad and millions died... ONE LOVE! 😞

[aliyah]

This seems so scary and worrying. I saw videos of people who had covid, they could not breath well and I just felt so bad for them. This is a time where people should continue to be safe and continue to be cautious over time. My condolences go out to all those who have been affected by this virus.

[marierealdeals]

People: We don't need masks


Covid-19 in the air: * ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?*

[dakshkumarsharma]

Fact : The macrophages of the lungs are also known as DUST CELLS!

[ferp.]

Kudos, to the Deep Look Team, this video clip, detailed, educational and simple to understand. Thank you so much guys and good job!