Researchers discover how SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain

Researchers discover how SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain

Admin on 02 / 12 / 2020 under #CoV-2

A new study has identified the mechanisms through which the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain and how the immune system responds once it does.

Using post-mortem tissue samples, researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany identified that the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain via nerve cells in the olfactory mucosa.

source:A new study has identified the mechanisms through which the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain and how the immune system responds once it does.

Using post-mortem tissue samples, researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany identified that the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain via nerve cells in the olfactory mucosa.


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