coronavirus disease covet is a respiratory illness caused by the SARS cov2 virus which is a type of coronavirus it was first identified in China in December 2019 and has since become a global pandemic pathogenesis of covid involves the interaction of the virus with our body the virus enters our body through our nasal passages mouth or eyes and binds to ace2 receptors on the surface of cells particularly those in the respiratory tract once the virus has entered our body it begins to replicate and spread to other cells in our body leading to an immune response which leads to inflammation and can lead to lung damage causing a lot of symptoms including coughing shortness of breath and fever in severe cases the virus can lead to pneumonia acute respiratory distress syndrome and organ failure the immune system can also cause clotting leading to blood clots in small blood vessels that can potentially result in Strokes the severity of covet symptoms can vary greatly among individuals and depends on several factors including age and underlying health condition
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