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Virus review: Dangerous blood clots pose perplexing threat; Georgia governor offers to host RNC - Grand Island Independent
May 26, 2020 54 secs
Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and lungs are increasingly being found in COVID-19 patients, including some children.

Even tiny clots that can damage tissue throughout the body have been seen in hospitalized patients and in autopsies, confounding doctors’ understanding of what was once considered mainly a respiratory infection.

Doctors and scientists at dozens of hospitals and universities around the globe are seeking answers while trying to measure virus patients’ risks for clots and testing drugs to treat or prevent them.

Some conditions that make some COVID-19 patients vulnerable to severe complications, including obesity and diabetes, can increase clot risks.

But many authorities believe how the virus attacks and the way the body responds both play a role.

health agency not to reopen its economy before it can perform enough tests to control the spread of the coronavirus.

India reported a record single-day jump in new infections for the seventh straight day and Russia had a record number of daily coronavirus deaths.

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